The Rise of Prison Literature in the Sixteenth Century

Ruth (Queen Mary University of London) Ahnert

Cambridge University Press, 2013

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The first major study of prison literature dating from the early modern period, this book shows how the religious and political instability of the Tudor reigns provided conditions for prison literature to thrive. Ahnert demonstrates how prisoners used the power of the written word to make meaning from their experience.

ISBN-13
9781107040304
ISBN-10
1107040302
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
Publication date
2013-08-22
Pages
241
Dimensions
229x166x19
Weight
480