SIXTEENTH CENTURY POETRY AN ANNOTATED ANTHOLOGY

THIS FULLY-ANNOTATED ANTHOLOGY OF SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH VERSE FEATURES GENEROUS SELECTIONS FROM THE CANONICAL POETS, ALONGSIDE JUDICIOUS SELECTIONS FROM LESSER-KNOWN AUTHORS. * INCLUDES COMPLETE WORKS OR SUBSTANTIAL EXTRACTS OF LONGER POEMS WHEREVER POSSIBLE, INCLUDING BOOK III OF THE 'FAERIE QUEENE' AND THE WHOLE OF 'ASTROPHIL AND STELLA'. * COVERS A RANGE OF GENRES, INCLUDING THE LOVE LYRIC, MYTHOLOGICAL NARRATIVE, SACRED POETRY AND POLITICAL POETRY. * ENCOURAGES READERS TO DISCOVER UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING CONNECTIONS AND CONTRASTS BETWEEN POEMS AND POETS. * DETAILED ANNOTATIONS FACILITATE CLOSE READING OF THE POEMS.