Poetry and Politics in the English Renaissance: Revised Edition

by David Norbrook

Book Overview

Renaissance English poetry was closely involved with affairs of state: some poets held high office, others wrote to influence those in power and to sway an increasingly independent public opinion. In this revised edition of his groundbreaking study, David Norbrook offers a clear account of the issues that engaged the passions of such leading figures as Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson, and John Milton, and provides introductions to a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199247196
• ISBN13: 9780199247196
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"