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The Anonymous Renaissance: Cultures of Discretion in Tudor-Stuart England.(Book Review)
From: CLIO
Date: 20040622
Author:Anderson, Judith H.
The Anonymous Renaissance: Cultures of Discretion in Tudor-Stuart England. By Marcy L. North. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003. xi + 309 pages.
In The Anonymous Renaissance, Marcy North would define "the functions of early anonymity," but as she tells the reader in her final paragraph, she "would [also] argue against defining anonymity too precisely" (4,261). Including pseudonymity, initials, false attribution, and name suppression, anonymity, as she characterizes it, drew on numerous traditions and sprang from diverse motives. It enabled writers and book ...
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