Lanyer: A Renaissance Woman Poet

ISBN-13: 9780195124842 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 224 str.

Susanne Woods

Opis

Aemilia Bassano Lanyer published poetry to and for women in 1611, at the height of the largely misogynistic reign of James I. Her verse complements and extends our view of her contemporaries, such as Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Donne, whose work in turn provides a context for her unique and engaging voice. This book situates Lanyer within the rich tradition of Jacobean poetry.

Recenzje

Wood challenges traditional upholders of the canon to measure Lanyer's part within it. At the same time her clear explanaton of such basic concepts as Humanism and Protestantism make her work accessible to students and new scholars ... Wood's placement of Lanyer with Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Donne add valuable insight into the literary ties of the period ... Lanyer's book is ... clear in structure, meticulous in detail, and stimulating in her consideration of the ways Lanyer suits her time and also contributes to our present interest in the Renaissance.