English Lyric Poetry: The Early Seventeenth Century

by Jonathan F.S. Post and Jonathan F.S. Post

Book Overview

English Lyric Poetry is a comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early seventeenth century. The study is directed at both beginning and more advanced students of literature, and responds to more specialised scholarly inquiries pursued of late in relation to specific poets.
This extremely lucid and elegantly written book avoids the limitations of much recent criticism. Donne, Jonson, the Spenserians, Herbert, Milton, Marvell, Vaughan,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415208580
• ISBN13: 9780415208581
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Delightful

Jonthan Post's study of the early seventeenth century english lyric is a delightful study of many of the "minor" poets of the period, though some of Milton's "Caroline" achievments are given some stage time. What makes Post's commentaries on poetry such splendid reading for lovers of poetry (see his _Henry Vaughn: The Unfolding Vision_) is that he conveys his own love of poetry through an untiring attention to form and a sensitive ear for the inner workings of what poets aim to do with language.