Metaphysical Poetry
$24.56
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2006
Summary
Colin Burrow’s engaging (even amusing) introduction asks what the term metaphysical means and includes A Very Short History of Metaphysical Poetry from Donne to Rochester.
Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration and beyond, Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress, scientific discovery, unrivalled exploration and deep religious uncertainty. This compelling collection of the best and most enjoyable poems from the era includes tightly argued lyrics, er…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140424447 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014042444X |
| Author: | Colin Burrow |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Colin Burrow
Colin Burrow is Reader in Renaissance and Comparative Literature at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He has edited Shakespeare’s Sonnets for OUP and The Complete Works of Ben Jonson, and is working on the Elizabethan volume of the Oxford English Literary History.
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