{"product_id":"reformation-of-romance","title":"Reformation of Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study takes a fresh look at the abundant scenarios of disguise in early modern prose fiction and suggests reading them in the light of the contemporary religio-political developments. More specifically, it argues that Elizabethan narratives adopt aspects of the heated Eucharist debate during the Reformation, including officially renounced notions like transubstantiation, to negotiate culturally pressing concerns regarding identity change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the rich field of research on the adaptation of pre-Reformation concerns in Anglican England, the book traces a cross-fertilisation between the Reformation and the literary mode of romance. The study brings together topics which are currently being strongly debated in early modern studies: the turn to religion, a renewed interest in aesthetics, and a growing engagement with prose fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarratives which are discussed in detail are William Baldwin’s \u003cem\u003eBeware the Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert Greene’s \u003cem\u003ePandosto and Menaphon\u003c\/em\u003e, Philip Sidney’s \u003cem\u003eOld and New\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eArcadia\u003c\/em\u003e, and Thomas Lodge’s \u003cem\u003eRosalynd \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Margarite of America\u003c\/em\u003e, George Gascoigne’s \u003cem\u003eSteele Glas\u003c\/em\u003e, John Lyly’s \u003cem\u003eEuphues: An Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and his England\u003c\/em\u003e, Barnabe Riche’s \u003cem\u003eFarewell\u003c\/em\u003e, Greene’s \u003cem\u003eA Quip for an Upstart Courtier\u003c\/em\u003e, and Thomas Nashe’s \u003cem\u003eThe Unfortunate Traveller\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57335324967256,"sku":"9783110343342","price":172.36,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783110343342_99c5f5fb-6e39-4d95-af5b-77d21a7768d4.jpg?v=1780041661","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/reformation-of-romance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}