John Skelton and poetic authority : defining the liberty to speak /

This is the first book-length study of John Skelton (1460-1529) for almost twenty years, and the first to link his poetic theory with his practice as a writer and translator. Reassessing Skelton's place in the English literary canon, it suggests the need to reconsider the conventional distincti...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Griffiths, Jane
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This is the first book-length study of John Skelton (1460-1529) for almost twenty years, and the first to link his poetic theory with his practice as a writer and translator. Reassessing Skelton's place in the English literary canon, it suggests the need to reconsider the conventional distinction between 'Medieval' and 'Renaissance' poetics. - ;John Skelton and Poetic Authority is the first book-length study of Skelton for almost twenty years, and the first to trace the roots of his poetic theory to his practice as a writer and translator. It demonstrates that much of what has been found chall
Umfang:
1 online resource (226 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Oxford) under the title: The liberty to speak: authority in the poetry of John Skelton.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-208) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-151519-1
1-280-90601-4
Schlagworte:
Skelton, John, > 1460?-1529 > Criticism and interpretation.
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