Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry
| Author | : Isabel Rivers |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2003-09-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134844166 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134844166 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (166 Downloads) |
Download or read book Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry written by Isabel Rivers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
