The Arte of English Poesie

by George Puttenham and Richard Puttenham

Book Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1015734995
• ISBN13: 9781015734999
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A revelation

Some people think that George Puttenham wrote this anonymous work. Others think it was Lord Lumley. Whoever wrote it suffered terribly from the ban on publication imposed on noblemen. The work is a diatribe on this subject that shows great personal feeling and despair. It is not imposible that Lord Oxford may have written some of it. Whatever the truth of the matter (which may never be known) this is a seminal work that should be thoroughly and carefully studied by anyone interested in Elizabethan literature. All scholars should be steeped in it becuase of the many insights it sheds on what life was like for writers at that time. The central thesis is that such a ban did not exist in classical times and there is therefore no reason why the brilliant court writers of 1589 should not be allowed to take credit for their works, many of which are of surpassing excellence. There are many highlights here, such as the biography of the Roman actor Roscius, whom Hamlet refers to. The fact that Roscius was so disfigured that he always had to perform in a mask is made much of, and may shed some light on why Hamlet refers to him while talking with Polonius. This would be an excellent candidate for excerpting for high school text books,as much of it is fascinating and memorable. Don't miss it.