Poetry and Politics in the English Renaissance
| Author | : David Norbrook |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199247196 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199247196 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (196 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Poetry and Politics in the English Renaissance by : David Norbrook
Download or read book Poetry and Politics in the English Renaissance written by David Norbrook and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title establishes the radical currents of thought shaping Renaissance poetry: civic humanism and apocalyptic Protestantism. The author shows how Elizabethan poets like Sidney and Spenser, often seen as conservative monarchists, responded powerfully if sometimes ambivalently to radical ideas.