Elizabethan Poetry: An Anthology Contributor(s): Blaisdell, Bob (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486437949 ISBN-13: 9780486437941 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: This anthology celebrates the wit and imaginative creativity of the Elizabethan poets with a generous selection of their graceful and sophisticated verse. Highlights include sonnets from Shakespeare, Sidney, and Spenser; popular poems by Donne ("Go, and catch a falling star"), Jonson ("Drink to me only with thine eyes"), Marlowe ("The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"); more. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 821.308 |
LCCN: 2004058286 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.26" W x 8.22" (0.35 lbs) 180 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The relative peace and prosperity of the Elizabethan age (1558-1603) fostered the growth of one of the most fruitful eras in literary history. Lyric poetry, prose, and drama flourished in sixteenth-century England in works that blended medieval traditions with Renaissance optimism. |