Renaissance Poetry
Blackwell Essential Literature
1. Auflage August 2002
204 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-23010-6
John Wiley & Sons
This concise collection of Renaissance poetry includes selections
from the works of Wyatt, Sidney, Marlow, Shakespeare, Jonson,
Donne, Herbert and Milton.
* * Contains a selection of the most significant Renaissance
Poetry.
* Places traditional favourites are alongside less well-known
titles, reflecting the ways in which the literary canon has changed
in recent years.
* Includes a succinct introduction, which gives readers a sense
of how poetry developed during the period.
* Ideal for readers seeking a first introduction to the classic
texts of English literature.
Series Editor's Preface.
Introduction.
Acknowledgements.
1. Edmund Spenser (?1552-99).
2. Sir Walter Ralegh (?1552-1618).
3. Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke (1554-1628).
4. Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86).
5. Michael Drayton (1563-1631).
6. Christopher Marlowe (1564-93).
7. William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
8. Thomas Campion (1567-1620).
9. John Donne (1572-1631).
10. Ben Jonson (?1573-1637).
11. Robert Herrick (1591-1674).
12. Henry King (1592-1669).
13. George Herbert (1593-1633).
14. John Milton (1608-74).
15. Andrew Marvell (1621-78).
16. Henry Vaughan (1621-95).
17. Thomas Traherne (1637-74)..
Index of titles and first lines.
Introduction.
Acknowledgements.
1. Edmund Spenser (?1552-99).
2. Sir Walter Ralegh (?1552-1618).
3. Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke (1554-1628).
4. Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86).
5. Michael Drayton (1563-1631).
6. Christopher Marlowe (1564-93).
7. William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
8. Thomas Campion (1567-1620).
9. John Donne (1572-1631).
10. Ben Jonson (?1573-1637).
11. Robert Herrick (1591-1674).
12. Henry King (1592-1669).
13. George Herbert (1593-1633).
14. John Milton (1608-74).
15. Andrew Marvell (1621-78).
16. Henry Vaughan (1621-95).
17. Thomas Traherne (1637-74)..
Index of titles and first lines.
Duncan Wu is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.
