A Study Of Sir Thomas Wyatt'S Poems

By A K Foxwell

An incisive, readable study of a foundational Tudor voice. Scholarly, precise, and quietly thrilling. A Study of Sir Thomas Wyatt's Poems, by K. Foxwell, A., lays out close, authoritative readings of Wyatt's lyric craft, pairing attentive form criticism with clear historical context. It treats sonnets and lyric lines with an eye for metre, rhetoric and the social pressures of Tudor courts, so the familiar courtly love themes are seen in sharper relation to power, patronage and private feeling. Readers drawn to english renaissance poetry and to tudor poetry analysis will find the method both disciplined and readable: part literary criticism book, part practical poetry interpretation guide. At the same time this is a serious academic poetry study, suited to poetry for scholars and to undergraduate or postgraduate modules in early english literature. Foxwell situates the sir thomas wyatt poems within the wider sweep of renaissance literary history and sixteenth century england, tracing lines of influence that reach into the later elizabethan poets collection. The book's value is formal as much as historical; careful readings illuminate how stanza shape, enjambment and rhetorical figure shape meaning, and the commentary clarifies the hidden debts and daring experiments in Wyatt's shorter pieces. Foxwell's prose is lucid and alert; the analysis foregrounds both the music of individual lines and the political shade behind conventional gestures. The balance of criticism and appreciation makes close reading feel alive rather than merely explanatory, so the work functions equally as a companion text for private reading and as a reliable reference for libraries assembling an elizabethan poets collection. Casual readers curious about Tudor verse will discover accessible judgement and lively context, while classic-literature collectors and libraries will appreciate an edition that treats a formative voice with archival respect and critical rigour. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354210015
• ISBN13: 9789354210013
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"