This fully-annotated anthology of sixteenth-century English verse features generous selections from the canonical poets, alongside judicious selections from lesser-known authors.Includes complete works or substantial extracts of longer poems wherever possible, including Book III of the βFaerie Queen
Sixteenth-Century Poetry: An Annotated Anthology
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 602
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This fully-annotated anthology of sixteenth-century English verse features generous selections from the canonical poets, alongside judicious selections from lesser-known authors.
* Includes complete works or substantial extracts of longer poems wherever possible, including Book III of the 'Faerie Queene' and the whole of 'Astrophil and Stella'.
* Covers a range of genres, including the love lyric, mythological narrative, sacred poetry and political poetry.
* Encourages readers to discover unusual and interesting connections and contrasts between poems and poets.
* Detailed annotations facilitate close reading of the poems.Content:
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