A history of English poetry / by W.J. Courthope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Courthope, William John, 1842-1917.

Contributor:

John, Ruth, and Sally Ruth MacCorkell Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Macmillan & Co., 1895-1910.

Contents:

I. The middle ages. Influence of the Roman empire. The encyclopædic education of the church. The feudal system

II. The renaissance and the reformation. Influence of the court and the universities

III. The intellectual conflict of the seventeenth century. Decadent influence of the feudal monarchy. Growth of the national genius

IV. Development and decline of the poetic drama. Influence of the court and the people

V. The constitutional compromise of the eighteenth century. Effects of the classical renaissance, its zenith and decline. The early romantic renaissance

VI. The romantic movement in English poetry. Effects of the French revolution.

Local Notes:

Preserved for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John, Ruth, and Sally Ruth MacCorkell Fund.

Library's copy of v.1 lacks title

OCLC:

562855

Online:

The John, Ruth, and Sally Ruth MacCorkell Fund Home Page