Renaissance Poetry

Duncan Wu

Wiley, Sep 10, 2002 - Literary Collections - 189 pages

This concise collection of Renaissance poetry includes selections from the works of Wyatt, Sidney, Marlow, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert and Milton.

• Contains a selection of the most significant Renaissance Poetry.
  
• Places traditional favourites are alongside less well-known titles, reflecting the ways in which the literary canon has changed in recent years.
  
• Includes a succinct introduction, which gives readers a sense of how poetry developed during the period.
  
• Ideal for readers seeking a first introduction to the classic texts of English literature.

About the author

Duncan Wu is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Renaissance Poetry; Blackwell Essential Literature
• Editor: Duncan Wu
• Publisher: Wiley, 2002
• ISBN: 0631230106, 9780631230106
• Length: 189 pages
• Subjects: Literary Collections / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors); Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh