Types of English PoetryRudolf Kirk, Clara Marburg Kirk |
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... medieval versified romance dropped out of favor , many readers found in poetry something more en- nobling than in ... medieval work . The allegory is characteristic of the older tradition . The deeds of armored knights fighting for their ...
... medieval versified romance dropped out of favor , many readers found in poetry something more en- nobling than in ... medieval work . The allegory is characteristic of the older tradition . The deeds of armored knights fighting for their ...
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... medieval Bristowe Tragedie , and many other poets delighted their eighteenth century public by their adaptations of this old form . So well established was the ballad revival by 1782 that Cowper could use it with tremendous success in ...
... medieval Bristowe Tragedie , and many other poets delighted their eighteenth century public by their adaptations of this old form . So well established was the ballad revival by 1782 that Cowper could use it with tremendous success in ...
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... medieval Eng- lish spirit . Not only do the religious lyrics reflect the mood of the people ; they also reveal aspects of the thought of the times . Two examples will illustrate the point . In the poem beginning , " Adam lay ibounden ...
... medieval Eng- lish spirit . Not only do the religious lyrics reflect the mood of the people ; they also reveal aspects of the thought of the times . Two examples will illustrate the point . In the poem beginning , " Adam lay ibounden ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE POETRY | 38 |
EDMUND SPENSER | 42 |
Copyright | |
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