The Art of English Poesy
Contributors: Frank Whigham (Editor); Wayne A. Rebhorn (Editor)
Edition: Critical edition
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: November 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9780801437588
Subjects: Poetry & poets: 16th to 18th centuries; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Semiotics & Theory; Renaissance; Early works to 1800; English poetry; History and criticism; Poetry
Description: George Puttenham's Art of English Poesy is a foundational work of English Renaissance criticism and literary theory. Rich in detail about the nature, purpose, and functions of poetry as well as the poet's character and goals, it is also a valuable historical document, offering generous insight into Elizabethan court culture, implicitly on display in the attitudes and values of the writer. His illustrative anecdotes enable us to watch European courtiers negotiating their social and political relationships with one another as well as with rulers and social inferiors. The editors' masterly essay introduces Puttenham to modern readers and situates The Art of English Poesy in the context of the rhetorical theory, poetics, and courtly conduct of its time.
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