The art of English poesy / by George Puttenham ; edited by Frank Whigham and Wayne A. Rebhorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Puttenham, George, -1590.

Contributor:

Puttenham, Richard, 1520?-1601?

Lumley, John Lumley, Baron, 1534?-1609.

Whigham, Frank.

Rebhorn, Wayne A., 1943-

Series:

Cornell paperbacks.

Cornell paperbacks

Standardized Title:

Arte of English poesie

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Poetry.

English poetry--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Edition:

A critical ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

George Puttenham's Art of English Poesy is a foundational work of English Renaissance criticism and literary theory. Rich in detail about the nature, purpose, and functions of poetry as well as the poet's character and goals, it is also a valuable historical document, offering generous insight into Elizabethan court culture, implicitly on display in the attitudes and values of the writer. His illustrative anecdotes enable us to watch European courtiers negotiating their social and political relationships with one another as well as with rulers and social inferiors. This new critical edition of The Art of English Poesy contains the first modernized and fully annotated edition of Puttenham's 1589 text; a substantial introductory essay by Frank Whigham and Wayne A. Rebhorn; a comprehensive bibliography; several glossaries and appendixes; and an index. The editors' masterly essay introduces Puttenham to modern readers and situates The Art of English Poesy in the context of the rhetorical theory, poetics, and courtly conduct of its time. The introduction also includes a concise biography of Puttenham based on a variety of new and unfamiliar data: he married an older and much richer woman whom he badly mistreated; indulged habitually in a life of sexual predation; was repeatedly sued, arrested, and imprisoned; survived several supposed attempts on his life; and died, nearly indigent, in 1591. For scholars and students of the English Renaissance, the Cornell edition of The Art of English Poesy should prove the definitive edition of Puttenham's major work.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Bibliography

THE FIRST BOOK. Of Poets and Poesy

THE SECOND BOOK. Of Proportion° Poetical

THE THIRD BOOK. Of Ornament

A Table of the Chapters in This Book and Everything in Them Contained

The uncorrected state of 1589 p. 207, sig. Ee2r (see 3.20.333-34)

Emendations

Longer Notes

Name Glossary

Word Glossary

Index to First Lines of Illustrative Quotations

General Index

Notes:

Generally attributed to George Puttenham; has also been attributed to Richard Puttenham and to John, Baron Lumley.

First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-87) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501707414

1501707418

9780801461989

0801461987

OCLC:

732957117