Manuscript Verse Collectors and the Politics of Anti-Courtly Love Poetry
| Author | : Joshua Eckhardt |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : 2009-05-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199559503 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199559503 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (503 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Manuscript Verse Collectors and the Politics of Anti-Courtly Love Poetry by : Joshua Eckhardt
Download or read book Manuscript Verse Collectors and the Politics of Anti-Courtly Love Poetry written by Joshua Eckhardt and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the distinctive contribution to literary history of early-seventeenth-century hand-written English poetry anthologies. Compiled by manuscript verse collectors, these anthologies preserved a number of pieces by major authors of the English Renaissance, yet they tended to surround them with unprintable verses on sex and politics.
