Alien Albion: Literature and Immigration in Early Modern England

‘Highly recommended.’

J.D. Sharpe, Choice vol 52:08:2015

‘Alien Albion not only tenders a thoughtful and engaging study of the various paradigms surrounding multicultural communities, but it also offers a timely and important contribution to studies of immigration in early modern literature.’

Ruben Espinosa, Renaissance Quarterly vol 69:01:2016

‘Oldenburg presents a solid balance of primary and secondary historical sources in his overall analysis of English cultural adaptation to immigration, as well as engaging with relevant literary scholarship.’

Roger A. Ladd, Sixteenth Century Journal, vol 46:01:2016

‘Alien Albion is a welcome and timely contribution, urging us to rethink the critical predominance of early modern nationhood.’

Madeline Bassnett, Renaissance and Reformation vol 38:03:2015

“Alien Albion is a fascinating and significant new study of the complicated cultural representation of the nation in early modern England. Scott Oldenburg explores the faultline opened up by mass immigration in the late sixteenth century and asks whether the influx of diverse peoples made the English more xenophobic or more tolerant. The book will inspire all readers interested in questions of identity and breathes new life into debates about early modern nationality.”

Andrew Hadfield, School of English, University of Sussex

“This nuanced, timely, and readable investigation sheds new light on the integration of European immigrants, particularly artisans, into early modern England.”

Sujata Iyengar, Department of English, University of Georgia