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Poets and power from Chaucer to Wyatt /
In the early fifteenth century, English poets responded to a changed climate of patronage, instituted by Henry IV and successor monarchs, by inventing a new tradition of public and elite poetry. Following Chaucer and others, Hoccleve and Lydgate brought to English verse a style and subject matter wr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in medieval literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the early fifteenth century, English poets responded to a changed climate of patronage, instituted by Henry IV and successor monarchs, by inventing a new tradition of public and elite poetry. Following Chaucer and others, Hoccleve and Lydgate brought to English verse a style and subject matter writing about their King, nation, and themselves, and their innovations influenced a continuous line of poets running through and beyond Wyatt. A crucial aspect of this tradition is its development of ideas and practices associated with the role of poet laureate. Robert J. Meyer-Lee examines the nature and significance of this tradition as it developed from the fourteenth century to Tudor times, tracing its evolution from one author to the next. This study illuminates the relationships between poets and political power and makes plain the tremendous impact this verse has had on the shape of English literary culture. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 297 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-292) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511270284 0511270283 0511269722 9780511269721 9780511483356 051148335X 1280750634 9781280750632 0511268289 9780511268281 0511320388 9780511320385 0511268955 9780511268953 |