Early Modern Literature in History

Dolan, J.

John Dolan takes a new approach to the evolution of the modern English lyric, emphasising the way in which several generations of poets, reacting to post-Reformation readers' dislike for invented poetic narratives, competed for the right to commemorate important public occasions and slowly expanded the range of acceptable occasion. This book demonstrates that many fundamental features of a typical modern lyric actually evolved as responses to the limitations of occasional poetry.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-10-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333733585

DOI: 10.1057/9780230286474

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 219