Scodels subtlety and erudition make him a superb interpreter of Renaissanceliterature and culture. Across a remarkable range of texts Excess and theMean in Earl... » 

Scodels subtlety and erudition make him a superb interpreter of Renaissanceliterature and culture. Across a remarkable range of texts Excess and theMean in Early Modern English Literature uncovers the intellectual and artisticpassions that informed the quest for ethical norms in a period of acutepolitical and ideological division.David Norbrook University of MarylandCollege Park An absorbing beautifully researched and skillfully argueddiscussion of a topic that in Scodels handling opens up some spacious andimportant perspectives on seventeenth century English life and culture. Thediscussion is extremely detailed and nuanced and respectful of the complexityof the evidence at hand.Gordon Braden University of Virginia «