English literature in the sixteenth century, excluding drama / by C.S. Lewis
1954, First Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards warped and stained, corners bumped. Text remains clear and without blemish. Item #465338
Physical description; vi, 696 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; "The completion of the Clark Lectures, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1944" - t.p. Includes bibliographical references (pages 594-685) and index. Contents; Late medieval: The close of the Middle Ages in Scotland -- The close of the Middle Ages in England -- 'Drab': Religious controversy and translation -- Drab age verse -- Drab and transitional prose -- 'Golden': Sidney and Spenser -- Prose in the 'golden' period -- Verse in the 'golden' period -- Epilogue: New tendencies. Subjects; 1500 - 1700. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 ; Bibliography. English literature Early modern. English literature, 1400-1625 Critical studies. English Literature.
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