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English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century Gary F. Waller

English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century By Gary F. Waller

English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century by Gary F. Waller


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Provides students of literature with an introduction to this genre, placing 16th-century poetry in its historical and cultural context. This volume examines poetry of the Renaissance, from Dunbar in the late 15th century to the Songs and Sonnets of John Donne in the early 17th century.

English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century Summary

English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century by Gary F. Waller

Explores the poetry of the Renaissance, from Dunbar in the late 15th century to the Songs and Sonnets of John Donne in the early 17th. The book offers more than the wealth of literature discussed: it is a pioneering work in its own right, bringing the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to an overview of the period.

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Gary Waller has produced a lively study of sixteenth-century poetry which should provoke deep and careful thought from its readers.

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Table of Contents

1. Reading the Poetry of the Sixteenth Century. 2. Language, the Poet and the World. 3. Erected Wit and Infected Will: Cultural Contraction in the Lyric. 4. A Century of Court Poets: Dunbar, Wyatt, Ralegh, Greville. 5. The Sidneys and Their Circle. 6. Spenser and The Faerie Queene. 7. The Poetry of Shakespeare and the Early Donne. 8. Gendering the Muse: The Emergence of Women's Poetry. 9. Conclusion Reopening the Canon. Chronology
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GOR004609417
9780582090965
0582090962
English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century by Gary F. Waller
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19931108
334
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