Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry: A Students' Guide
Rivers, Isabel
ISBN 10: 0048070033 ISBN 13: 9780048070036
Published by Allen & Unwin, 1979
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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.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Classical and Christian Ideas in English ...
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th or later Edition