John Skelton and the Politics of the 1520s

by Greg Walker

Book Overview

The series of satirical poems and invectives written against Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey, the chief minister of Henry VIII, by the poet John Skelton has long been used by scholars as evidence of the sins and follies of Wolsey's regime. Yet the poems have never undergone serious political analysis. At the heart of this book is a detailed examination of these texts which aims to rectify that omission. For the first time they are subjected to a close reading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521394
• ISBN13: 9780521521390
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"