The poetry of praise
By: J.A. Burrow.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval literature
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521886932
Subjects: Laudatory poetry, English -- History and criticism; English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism; English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism; Praise in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: from Pindar to Pound; title: The poetics of praise; title: Old English, especially Beowulf; title: Middle English; title: Geoffrey Chaucer; title: The decline of praise: two modern instances; title: Praise and its purposes.