Challenging Humanism: Essays in Honor of Dominic Baker-Smith

by Dominic Baker-Smith, Ton Hoensela (Editor), Arthur F. Kinney (Editor)

Hoenselaars (English, Utrecht U., the Netherlands) and Kinney (literary history, U. of Massachusetts Amherst) compile essays in honor of Dominic Baker-Smith, who studied the ideas of Renaissance humanism and its continuation in the present day, with a focus on the Tudor period. The 14 essays by English and literature scholars from North America and Europe explore humanism in Thomas More's Utopia and Epigrams, Rolland's Court of Venus, Sidney's Arcadia, and works by Stephen Greenblatt, Quentin Skinner, Shakespeare, Bacon, Melanchthon, Cicero, and John Donne. Twentieth century interpretations of humanism in Ernest Psichari's L'Appel des armes, World War II propaganda, Thomas Whythorne's Book of Songs and Sonnets, and Rose Tremain's Music and Silence close the book. It includes a chronological bibliography of works by Baker-Smith. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

336 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2005