The Poetry of John Lydgate Contributor(s): Renoir, Alain (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367206978 ISBN-13: 9780367206970 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World |
Physical Information: 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 form in his poetry. The analysis in the book looks at Lydgate as atypical of the Middle Ages, instead exhibiting traits currently linked to the Renaissance. The book provides a unique perspective on John Lydgate as a poet and will be of interest to medievalist and literary historians alike. |