The Poetry of John Lydgate

by Alain Renoir

Book Overview

Originally published in 1967, The Poetry of John Lydgate presents a broad discussion of John Lydgate's secular poetry. It reassesses much of the poetry through critical examination and suggests that Lydgate was not necessarily the master that the medieval ages proclaimed him to be, nor the plain poet that he is often seen as in modern analysis. Instead, the book suggest that he was a competent poetic craftsman that presents substantial literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367206994
• ISBN13: 9780367206994
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"