Elizabethan literature routinely used allegories to communicate hidden meanings.
Kermode's search has also led him far afield from the study of Elizabethan literature, where he first made his mark.
In one stroke this elevated the Washington Library to eminence in the field of Elizabethan literature.
This is more surprising since, during the 18th century, when so little Elizabethan literature was read, Daniel retained his prestige.
Her aggressiveness is a rare trait for a female character in Elizabethan literature.
THE great also-ran of Elizabethan literature has sprinted into the 21st century.
His book, however, has affected the opinions of some readers who do not verify his references and examine the mass of Elizabethan literature for themselves.
So was all Elizabethan literature.
His wide reading in Elizabethan literature enabled him to explain much that was formerly obscure in Shakespeare.
A leading authority in the field of social and political influences on Elizabethan literature.