Norbrook, David
The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse: 1509-1659 (Penguin Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140423464
- author:
- Norbrook, David
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1993
- Pages:
- 976
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 4.3 x 19.8 centimetres (0.6
- Genre:
- Poetry anthologies: 16th to 18th centuries
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse 1509-1659 A landmark collection of poetry from one of the most fertile epochs in world literature. This anthology brings together a broad selection of works by the great poets of the age, including Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, John Donne, William Shakespeare and John Milton, alongside lesser-known writers such as Lady Mary Wroth and Katherine Philips. Compelling and exhilarating, this collection illuminates a time of astonishing innovation, imagination and diversity. With its wide range of poems, it offers a unique insight into the literary landscape of 16th-17th century England. Published by Penguin Classics, a leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, this anthology is enhanced by introductions and notes from distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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