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Epic, epitome, and the early modern historical imagination /
Through analysis of how English writers summarized and abridged history, Wheatley illuminates the connections between an early modern epitome culture and the historical summaries found in the great narrative poems of Edmund Spenser, Abraham Cowley and John Milton. Clearly and elegantly written, this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Through analysis of how English writers summarized and abridged history, Wheatley illuminates the connections between an early modern epitome culture and the historical summaries found in the great narrative poems of Edmund Spenser, Abraham Cowley and John Milton. Clearly and elegantly written, this study shows how poets refined an epic convention, the hero's confrontation with summaries of past and future in order to reflect trends in early modern history writing. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 148 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754697923 0754697924 0754669769 9780754669760 1317142039 9781317142034 1317142020 9781317142027 1283115247 9781283115247 9786613115249 661311524X |