Solitude and Speechlessness: Renaissance Writing and Reading in Isolation

By Andrew Mattison

Solitude and Speechlessness argues that experiences of isolation are inherent to the writing and reading of Renaissance literature, and finds parallels and meaning in the lives of solitary figures including poets, ascetics, and hermits.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487504047
• ISBN13: 9781487504045
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher