Routledge Mythologies of Internal Exile in Elizabethan Verse

Explore a unique perspective on the English Renaissance with Mythologies of Internal Exile in Elizabethan Verse: Six Studies. While much scholarship focuses on traditional exile, this volume by Routledge provides a deep look into the counterpart: internal exile. This phenomenon involves marginalization and estrangement experienced by individuals within their own homeland. Through six distinct studies, this book examines how writers of the English Renaissance reflected on the need to establish new personal identities in alien environments. It treats internal exile as a twofold experience, looking at the complexities of being a stranger in one's own country. This work is an essential addition to the Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture, offering fresh insights for students and scholars of historical literature and Renaissance culture.