The English Lyric from Wyatt to Donne: a History of the Plain and Eloquent Styles - Douglas L. Peterson - Books - Michigan State University Press - 9780937191200 - June 30, 1990
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Peterson challenges C. S. Lewis's definition of "drab" and "golden" strains of poetry in 16th-century English. Instead he dubs the different types "eloquent" and "plain", and argues that the strength of the latter tradition rivals the finest flowers of the courtly lyric.


391 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 30, 1990
ISBN13 9780937191200
Publishers Michigan State University Press
Pages 391
Dimensions 152 × 228 × 30 mm   ·   635 g

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