| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Modifying the Poetic Tradition: The Recusatio; 2. Introducing a Subject: The Priamel; 3. Poetry and the Visual Arts: The Ekphrasis; 4. The Rhetoric of Lament and Consolation; 5. The Argument of Carpe-diem Poems; 6. Forms of Persuasion in Hymns; 7. Praise and Counsel: Eulogy; Conclusion; Additional Examples; Select Bibliography; Index of Authors and Works; Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
First published in 1988, this study explains how certain genres created by Classical poets were adapted and sometimes transformed by the poets of the modern world, beginning with the Tudor poets' rediscovery of the Classical heritage. Most of the long-lived poetic genres are discussed, from familiar examples like the hymn, elegy and eulogy, to less familiar topics such as the recusatio (refusal to write certain kinds of poems), or formal structures such as priamel. By combining criticism with literary history, the author explores the degree to which certain poets were consciou |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Classical poetry -- History and criticism
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Classicism -- Great Britain
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English poetry -- Classical influences
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Literary form.
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POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Classical poetry
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Classicism
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English poetry -- Classical influences
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Literary form
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317620716 |
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1317620712 |
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