The Renaissance epic and the oral past /

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This volume explores why Renaissance epic poetry clung to fictions of song and oral performance in an age of growing literacy. 16th- and 17th-century poets, Anthony Welch argues came to view their written art as newly distinct from the oral cultures of their ancestors.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Welch, Anthony, 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Series:Yale studies in English.
Subjects:
1450-1699
Epic poetry, European > History and criticism.
Epic literature, European > Classical influences.
European poetry > Renaissance, 1450-1600 > History and criticism.
European literature > 17th century > History and criticism.
Poésie épique européenne > Histoire et critique.
Littérature épique européenne > Influence ancienne.
Poésie européenne > 1450-1600 (Renaissance) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature européenne > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
POETRY > European > General.
Epic poetry, European
European literature
European poetry > Renaissance
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This volume explores why Renaissance epic poetry clung to fictions of song and oral performance in an age of growing literacy. 16th- and 17th-century poets, Anthony Welch argues came to view their written art as newly distinct from the oral cultures of their ancestors.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300188998
0300188994

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