Sea-mark : the metaphorical voyage, Spenser to Milton / [electronic resource]
Edwards, Philip,author.
An original study of the use made by a number of major writers in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England of the metaphor of the voyage, showing how powerfully it operated, and how fundamental it is for our proper understanding of some of the best-known works of Renaissance literature.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Spenser -- Marlowe -- Donne -- Shakespeare I: Othello -- Shakespeare II: Macbeth -- Shakespeare III: Comedies and romances -- Bacon -- Milton.
An original study of the use made by a number of major writers in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England of the metaphor of the voyage, showing how powerfully it operated, and how fundamental it is for our proper understanding of some of the best-known works of Renaissance literature.
English literature
Ocean travel in literature.
Figures of speech.
Sea in literature.
Metaphor.