Cultural Politics in Fifteenth-Century England: The Case of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Review "In breaking down the the barriers between disciplines, scholarship has chosen a route that is arduous, but rewarding, as Cultural Politics demonstrates. In constructing an integrated approach to Humfrey's political and cultural aspirations, there could hardly be a better starting-point that Alessandra Petrina's volume.+"David Rundle, English Historical Review, 2005."Rather than an overzealous, proud, and pompous prince, Humphrey begins to emerge as a more thoughtful and consistent politician and patron.. Petrina has, therefore, drawn from the complex web of Humprey's life and intrigues a sophisticated appreciation of his role in English cultural politics; it is an important and overdue assessment."Kenneth Bartlett, Renaissance Quarterly."...Petrina offers a fine overview of the English cultural scene in this work of scholarship. ... excellent bibliography."A.C. Reeves, Choice, 2004. Product Description This book analyses the relation between politics and the production of culture in Lancastrian England, focussing on the intellectual activity of Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, reconstructing his library and analysing his commissions of translations, biographies and political poems. About the Author Alessandra Petrina, Ph.D. (1995) in English Literature, University of Venice, is senior lecturer of English Literature at the University of Padua. She has published on late-medieval and Renaissance literature, including the monograph The Kingis Quair of James I of Scotland (1997).