Wyatt, Surrey, and Early Tudor Poetry (Longman Medieval & Renaissance Library) [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Heale (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0582093538 | ISBN-13: 978-0582093539 | Publication Date: February 1998

This study focuses primarily on the work of two successful courtier poets - Sir Thomas Wyatt (c. 1503-1542) and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517-1547). Their poetry is considered in the contexts of their careers, of the writings of contemporaries, and the political and social conditions within which they lived. Within such contexts, it becomes clear that the lightest court song is often freighted with complex significance, while the poems of plain speaking reflection prove to be wily approximations of the truth. Presented are readings of the full range of each poet's writing, from amourous Italianate love songs and sonnets, to classicizing epigrams and satires and Reformist psalm paraphrases.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0582093538
• ISBN-13: 978-0582093539
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,521,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable, April 26, 2000

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This review is from: Wyatt, Surrey and Early Tudor Poetry (Logman Medieval and Renaissance Library) (Paperback)

Wyatt and Surrey are the twin towers of the early English sonneteers. This book is an indispensable resource as it brings their works together. Those who would study Spenser and Shakespeare's sonnets will benefit from the reading of these wonderful authors. I particularly recommend "They flee from me" by Wyatt. There be giants here... and Shakespeare stands upon their shoulders.