English Literature In The Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama. by C. S. Lewis
Excluding Drama
A concise critical survey of non-dramatic English writing in the sixteenth century that shows how political and religious upheaval, the influx of humanist learning, and renewed engagement with classical models transformed poetry and prose. It traces the rise and adaptation of forms such as the Petrarchan sonnet, pastoral lyrics, allegory and epic, as well as devotional, polemical, and miscellaneous prose, evaluates major figures and collections, and situates their works within social and intellectual contexts to argue that this period established stylistic and thematic foundations for later English literature.
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- 1954
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