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George Puttenham's Art of English Poesy is a foundational work
of English Renaissance criticism and literary theory. Rich in
detail about the nature, purpose, and functions of poetry as well
as the poet's character and goals, it is also a valuable historical
document, offering generous insight into Elizabethan court culture,
implicitly on display in the attitudes and values of the writer.
His illustrative anecdotes enable us to watch European courtiers
negotiating their social and political relationships with one
another as well as with rulers and social inferiors.
This new critical edition of The Art of English Poesy contains
the first modernized and fully annotated edition of Puttenham's
1589 text; a substantial introductory essay by Frank Whigham and
Wayne A. Rebhorn; a comprehensive bibliography; several glossaries
and appendixes; and an index. The editors' masterly essay
introduces Puttenham to modern readers and situates The Art of
English Poesy in the context of the rhetorical theory, poetics, and
courtly conduct of its time. The introduction also includes a
concise biography of Puttenham based on a variety of new and
unfamiliar data: he married an older and much richer woman whom he
badly mistreated; indulged habitually in a life of sexual
predation; was repeatedly sued, arrested, and imprisoned; survived
several supposed attempts on his life; and died, nearly indigent,
in 1591. For scholars and students of the English Renaissance, the
Cornell edition of The Art of English Poesy should prove the
definitive edition of Puttenham's major work.
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this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
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Contrived Into Three Books, The First Of Poets And Poesie, The
Second Of Proportion, The Third Of Ornament.
Contrived Into Three Books, The First Of Poets And Poesie, The
Second Of Proportion, The Third Of Ornament.
Contrived Into Three Books, The First Of Poets And Poesie, The
Second Of Proportion, The Third Of Ornament.
Contrived Into Three Books, The First Of Poets And Poesie, The
Second Of Proportion, The Third Of Ornament.
A full reprint of the text of The Arte of English Poesie, a vivid
record of the critical and creative methods of a prolific age, the
late sixteenth century. In the critical and bibliographical
introduction the disputes about the date of writing and the
author's name (the book appeared anonymously) are examined and the
purpose and contents of the book are analysed. Cambridge University
Press is delighted to bring back into print, after a lapse of
several decades, this classic edition first published in 1936 and
still widely cited by scholars today.
George Puttenham's Art of English Poesy is a foundational work
of English Renaissance criticism and literary theory. Rich in
detail about the nature, purpose, and functions of poetry as well
as the poet's character and goals, it is also a valuable historical
document, offering generous insight into Elizabethan court culture,
implicitly on display in the attitudes and values of the writer.
His illustrative anecdotes enable us to watch European courtiers
negotiating their social and political relationships with one
another as well as with rulers and social inferiors.
This new critical edition of The Art of English Poesy contains
the first modernized and fully annotated edition of Puttenham's
1589 text; a substantial introductory essay by Frank Whigham and
Wayne A. Rebhorn; a comprehensive bibliography; several glossaries
and appendixes; and an index. The editors' masterly essay
introduces Puttenham to modern readers and situates The Art of
English Poesy in the context of the rhetorical theory, poetics, and
courtly conduct of its time. The introduction also includes a
concise biography of Puttenham based on a variety of new and
unfamiliar data: he married an older and much richer woman whom he
badly mistreated; indulged habitually in a life of sexual
predation; was repeatedly sued, arrested, and imprisoned; survived
several supposed attempts on his life; and died, nearly indigent,
in 1591. For scholars and students of the English Renaissance, the
Cornell edition of The Art of English Poesy should prove the
definitive edition of Puttenham's major work.
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