Trials of Authorship

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Challenging the conventional understanding of the Renaissance, the book explores the complexities of sixteenth-century verse and prose, focusing on the concept of phallomorphism. Crewe presents a provocative analysis that questions established narratives and invites readers to reconsider the authorship and materiality of the era's texts. His essays, marked by shrewd insights, aim to liberate literary criticism from traditional constraints, offering a fresh perspective on Tudor writings often overlooked in scholarly discourse.