A History of English LiteratureHardin Craig Oxford University Press, 1950 - 697 pages |
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... published works bore fruit . By 1583 Sidney had written a critical work on poetry , which was published in 1595 , from a very good manuscript , as An Apologie for Poetrie . A slightly inferior version , entitled Defence of Poesy , was ...
... published works bore fruit . By 1583 Sidney had written a critical work on poetry , which was published in 1595 , from a very good manuscript , as An Apologie for Poetrie . A slightly inferior version , entitled Defence of Poesy , was ...
Page 254
... published . They were ready for publication by 1593 , and Edwin Sandys , Hooker's former pupil , backed the enterprise financially . Only four books were published at that time , and , probably under pressure from Sandys and George ...
... published . They were ready for publication by 1593 , and Edwin Sandys , Hooker's former pupil , backed the enterprise financially . Only four books were published at that time , and , probably under pressure from Sandys and George ...
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... published his Mamillia : a Looking Glass for the Ladies of England ( 1583 ) . In this work he imitated Lyly closely but inevitably introduced particular human values , going far further than Lyly , who had little interest in actual ...
... published his Mamillia : a Looking Glass for the Ladies of England ( 1583 ) . In this work he imitated Lyly closely but inevitably introduced particular human values , going far further than Lyly , who had little interest in actual ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD 1 The Temper of the Middle Ages | 3 |
The AngloSaxons | 5 |
Some Fundamental Facts Relating to Old English Literature | 8 |
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