{"product_id":"9781526131119","title":"Comic Spenser","description":"Author: Victoria Coldham-Fussell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526131119\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Mar 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce a byword for Protestant sobriety and moral idealism, Spenser is now better known for his irony and elusiveness. \u003c\/b\u003eBut this study argues that his sense of humour is still underestimated and misunderstood. In a series of bold reinterpretations of key episodes in The Faerie Queene, Victoria Coldham-Fussell demonstrates that humour goes to the heart of Spenser\u0026amp;#x27;s moral and doctrinal preoccupations. She charts amusing rifts between the poem\u0026amp;#x27;s ambitious and idealising postures and its Protestant vision of corruptible human nature; yet contends that Spenserian humour is an expression of tolerance and faith as well as an instrument of satire. This study\u0026amp;#x27;s application of modern comic theory to a key text of the English Renaissance and its detailed survey of the comic influences that shaped Spenser\u0026amp;#x27;s literary milieu will be indispensable to teachers of the Renaissance period, to students of comic literature, and to established Spenserians. -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920482877598,"sku":"ING-9781526131119","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526131119.jpg?v=1782821670","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526131119","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}