English Sixteenth Century Verse: An Anthology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393302067 ISBN 13: 9780393302066

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984

Synopsis

Employing the original, rather than normalized, texts, the volume includes complete, non-excerpted poems by John Skelton, Philip Sidney and others. The selections - which include such works as 'The Steele Glas'. Richard S. Sylvester examines the evolution

This comprehensive anthology contains selections from the work of twenty-five poets of the sixteenth century.

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From the Back Cover:

This comprehensive anthology contains selections from the work of twenty-five poets of the sixteenth century. Employing the original, rather than normalized, texts, the volume includes complete, non-excerpted poems by John Skelton, Philip Sidney and others. The selections - which include such works as 'The Steele Glas'. Richard S. Sylvester examines the evolution of English poetry through the century, tracing the development of the early Tudor poets through the eloquence of Surrey. English Sixteenth-century Verse provides a basic text for the poetry of the period.

About the Author:

Richard S. Sylvester was the Frederick Clifford Ford Professor of English at Yale University, and an authority on the work of St. Thomas More.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0393302067
• ISBN 13: 9780393302066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 658
• Editor: Sylvester Richard S.