Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry: A Student's GuideSince publication in 1979 Isabel Rivers' sourcebook has established itself as the essential guide to English Renaissance poetry. It:
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Contents
Renaissance Poetry and Modern Readers | 1 |
1 The Golden Age and the Garden of Eden | 9 |
2 The Pagan Gods | 21 |
3 Platonism and Neoplatonism | 35 |
4 Stoicism | 45 |
5 Views of History | 55 |
6 Cosmology | 69 |
7 Reformation and CounterReformation | 89 |
10 Biblical Exegesis and Typology | 139 |
11 Theories of Poetry | 149 |
12 Allegory | 159 |
13 Numerology | 169 |
A Note on the Division of Historical Periods | 181 |
Abbreviations | 183 |
References | 185 |
Further Reading | 193 |
8 Protestant Theology | 107 |
9 Humanism | 125 |
Bibliographical Appendix | 205 |
Author Index | 227 |
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