Hazen Press
The Poetry of Sir Thomas Wyatt
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9781443726924
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9781443726924
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The Poetry of Sir Thomas Wyatt
$41.36
THE POETRY OF SIR THOMAS WYATT A SELECTION AND A STUDY by E. M. W. TILLYARD. Originally published in London in 1929. PREFACE: THE aim of this book is to call attention to an author who, though sometimes appreciated justly, has never really received his due. Wyatt to the general literary public is still the importer of the Sonnet into England, and the author of some half a dozen lyrics that deserve a place in the anthologies. In reality he is something more a man of remarkable character, part of which has been made accessible to us through the medium of a number of short poems. Less precisely he can be called an important lyric poet. To further my aim two things seemed necessary a new anthology and a new appreciation. Selections from Wyatt exist within anthologies of Tudor lyrics, but they are not full enough to give an adequate idea of him. On the other hand, the com plete works can be unduly forbidding. Most of the poems are apprentice work, and the general reader who attempts the bul
| Author: E. M. W. Tillyard |
| Publisher: Hazen Press |
| Publication Date: Nov 04, 2008 |
| Number of Pages: 200 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1443726923 |
| ISBN-13: 9781443726924 |
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