Books: Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance ..., Auckland in Auckland, Auckland for sale

pp 231 includes author index. Prev. owner's name and number to top of pretitle page, sparse fox to foredge. Otherwise clean&tight.'Provides an account of the main classical and Christian ideas, outlining their meaning, their origins and their transmission to the Renaissance; Illustrates the ways in which Renaissance poetry drew on classical and Christian ideas; Presumes no prior knowledge of Greek, Latin or Christian belief; Contains extracts from key classical and Christian texts and relates these to the extracts of the English poems which draw on them: Includes suggestions for further reading and an invaluable bibliographic index.'.
Books: Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry: A Student's Guide
Author
Isabel Rivers
Title
Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry: A Student's Guide
Publisher name
Routledge, London and New York
Shipping time
3 - 7 days
Publication year
1992
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Soft cover
Vendor name
Booked
Vendor rating
Key words
Nonfiction, Literature, Renaissance, Poetry, Renaissance Classical, Christian, Themes, Ideas
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