Style in the Renaissance: Language and Ideology in Early Modern England (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements Introduction: In the Beginning was the Word Chapter One: Constructing Plausible Stories: Ideology, Conceptual Integration Theory and the Politics of Representation in George Herbert's 'JESU' Chapter Two: 'A Deed Without a Name': Murder and the Linguistics of Agency in Shakespeare's Macbeth Chapter Three: 'Bit-Part' Actors: Metonymy in Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's The Changeling Chapter Four: Picturing Words: Ekphrasis and the Word-as-Image in Early Modern Poetry Conclusion: 'Being Nothing': The value of the W/word Notes Bibliography Index