Epic, epitome, and the early modern historical imagination / Chloe Wheatley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheatley, Chloe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English poetry.

Epic poetry, English--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, English.

History in literature.

Literature and history--England--History--16th century.

Literature and history.

Literature and history--England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through analysis of how English writers summarized and abridged history, Wheatley illuminates the connections between an early modern epitome culture and the historical summaries found in the great narrative poems of Edmund Spenser, Abraham Cowley and John Milton. Clearly and elegantly written, this study shows how poets refined an epic convention, the hero's confrontation with summaries of past and future in order to reflect trends in early modern history writing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Early Modern Epitome Culture: Habits of Study, Printed Objects, History's Quintessence; 2 Stow's Civil Summaries; 3 Abridging the Infinite Chronicle: Spenser and the Role of the Poet Historical; 4 Du Bartas in Epitome; 5 Cowley, Milton, and the Histories of Epic; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-58010-1

1-317-14203-9

1-317-14202-0

1-283-11524-7

9786613115249

0-7546-9792-4

9781315580104

OCLC:

729166610