English Poetry Of The Sixteenth Century 2nd Ed.

Description:
Explores the poetry of the Renaissance, from Dunbar in the late 15th century to the Songs and Sonnets of John Donne in the early 17th. The book offers more than the wealth of literature discussed: it is a pioneering work in its own right, bringing the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to an overview of the period.

Review:
'Gary Waller has produced a lively study of sixteenth-century poetry which should provoke deep and careful thought from its readers.' Notes and Queries

Table of Contents:
1. Reading the Poetry of the Sixteenth Century. 2. Language, the Poet and the World. 3. Erected Wit and Infected Will: Cultural Contraction in the Lyric. 4. A Century of Court Poets: Dunbar, Wyatt, Ralegh, Greville. 5. The Sidneys and Their Circle. 6. Spenser and The Faerie Queene. 7. The Poetry of Shakespeare and the Early Donne. 8. Gendering the Muse: The Emergence of Women's Poetry. 9. Conclusion Reopening the Canon. Chronology General Bibliographies: i. Approach and methodology. ii. General background studies (historical and cultural). iii. General studies of literature. iv. Studies and anthologies of poetry