Classical and Christian ideas in English Renaissance poetry : a student's guide / Isabel Rivers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rivers, Isabel.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English.

English poetry--Classical influences.

Christianity and literature.

Renaissance--England.

Renaissance.

Classicism.

England.

Classicism--England.

Physical Description:

vii, 233 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Summary:

Since publication in 1979 Isabel Rivers' sourcebook has established itself as the essential guide to English Renaissance poetry. It: provides an account of the main classical and Christian ideas, outlining their meaning, their origins and their transmission to the Renaissance;illustrates the ways in which Renaissance poetry drew on classical and Christian ideas;contains extracts from key classical and Christian texts and relates these to the extracts of the English poems which draw on them;includes suggestions for further reading, and an invaluable bibliographical appendix.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

041510646X

0415106478

OCLC:

30516824