Sonnet Sequences and Social Distinction in Renaissance England
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0511121954 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780511121951 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
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Download or read book Sonnet Sequences and Social Distinction in Renaissance England written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Warley argues that the formal tensions of the Renaissance sonnet sequence allowed poets to describe and invent new kinds of social distinction. Warley examines the social assumptions embedded in sonnet sequences, and offers a valuable contribution to the study of the social and cultural resonances of lyric forms.
