English Sixteenth-century Verse
Author: Richard Standish Sylvester
Publisher: New York : Norton
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9780393302066
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive anthology contains selections from the work of twenty-five poets of the sixteenth century. Employing the original, rather than normalized, texts, the volume includes complete, non-excerpted poems by John Skelton, Philip Sidney and others. The selections - which include such works as 'The Steele Glas'. Richard S. Sylvester examines the evolution of English poetry through the century, tracing the development of the early Tudor poets through the eloquence of Surrey. English Sixteenth-century Verse provides a basic text for the poetry of the period.