The Elizabethan Poets

The Elizabethan Poets

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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.

Part of the acclaimed Literature in Perspective series, The Elizabethan Poets presents a scholarly yet accessible examination of one of English literature's most vibrant and transformative periods. Fred Inglis chronicles the lives, works, and cultural contexts of the major poets who flourished during the reign of Elizabeth I, including figures such as Edmund Spenser, Philip Sidney, and Christopher Marlowe. With authoritative critical insight, Inglis argues that Elizabethan poetry was not merely ornamental verse but a sophisticated medium through which writers navigated the complex tensions of politics, religion, love, and national identity. Written with clarity and intellectual rigour, this volume instructs both students and general readers in the formal techniques and thematic richness that defined an era, illuminating why these works continue to resonate centuries after their composition.

Author: Fred Inglis
Format: Paperback

Genre: Poetry

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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.

Part of the acclaimed Literature in Perspective series, The Elizabethan Poets presents a scholarly yet accessible examination of one of English literature's most vibrant and transformative periods. Fred Inglis chronicles the lives, works, and cultural contexts of the major poets who flourished during the reign of Elizabeth I, including figures such as Edmund Spenser, Philip Sidney, and Christopher Marlowe. With authoritative critical insight, Inglis argues that Elizabethan poetry was not merely ornamental verse but a sophisticated medium through which writers navigated the complex tensions of politics, religion, love, and national identity. Written with clarity and intellectual rigour, this volume instructs both students and general readers in the formal techniques and thematic richness that defined an era, illuminating why these works continue to resonate centuries after their composition.