Welcome to the Journal of the Northern Renaissance, a new, peer-reviewed, online journal dedicated to the study of early modern Northern European cultural production in all its forms. The journal aims to be alert to the full variety of cultural practices, publishing articles on literature, visual culture, the history of ideas, language, philosophy, theology, politics, science, and technology.
Our inaugural issue, on The Idea of North, was published in March 2009. Issue 2, on the theme of Memory, will be appearing in Spring 2010. Scroll down to view the contents of Issue 1 and our Call for Papers for Issue 3. The journal is currently annual but we hope to go bi-annual by 2011.
We publish book reviews on a rolling basis, so check back regularly. Recent reviews include:
Helen Hackett on Elizabeth I: Translations
Andrew Morrall on Christopher Wood's Forgery, Replica, Fiction. Temporalities of German Renaissance Art
Stevie Simkin on Thomas Rist's Revenge Tragedy and the Drama of Commemoration in Reforming England
Lawrence M. Clopper on What Nature Does Not Teach: Didactic Literature in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods
Alessandra Petrina on Lydgate Matters. Poetry and Material Culture in the Fifteenth Century
Sean McEvoy on Richard Dutton's Ben Jonson, Volpone and the Gunpowder Plot
The journal is affiliated to the Scottish Institute of Northern Renaissance Studies (SINRS), the teaching and research institute run jointly by the Universities of Glasgow, Stirling, and Strathclyde. JNR gratefully acknowledges the support of all three universities.
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We invite submissions for our third issue on any aspect of the cultural practice of Northern Europe in the period 1450-1650, including literature, visual culture, philosophy, theology, politics and scientific technologies. We are particularly interested in studies exploring alternative cultural geographies, challenging existing conceptualizations and periodizations of the Renaissance in the North, and/or establishing continuities and ruptures with earlier and later epochs. Part of our intention, however, in having an open, unthemed issue, is to gauge where the most interesting work is being done and what questions are being asked by scholars working on Northern Renaissance culture across a wide range of disciplines.
Submissions should be sent to the journal by 1st June 2010. Potential contributors are advised to consult the submissions page of our website for details of the submissions procedure and style guidelines. We also welcome initial enquiries regarding possible contributions, which can be sent to us at:
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