Vulgar eloquence : on the Renaissance invention of English literature

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Label

Vulgar eloquence : on the Renaissance invention of English literature

Title remainder

on the Renaissance invention of English literature

Statement of responsibility

Sean Keilen

Creator

• Keilen, Sean

Subject

• English literature -- Classical influences
• English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
• Milton, John, 1608-1674
• Mythology, Classical, in literature
• Birds in literature
• Orpheus, (Greek mythological character) -- In literature
• Renaissance -- England
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge | Ornithology
• Whitney, Geffrey, 1548?-1601?
• Nightingale in literature

Language

eng

Summary

"This original book challenges prevailing accounts of English literary history, arguing that English literature emerged as a distinct category during the late sixteenth century, as England's relationship with classical Rome was suffering an unprecedented strain. Exploring the myths through which poets such as Geffrey Whitney, William Shakespeare, and John Milton understood the nature of their art, Sean Keilen shows how they invented archaic origins for a new kind of writing."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

820.9/003

Index

index present

LC call number

PR428.C48

LC item number

K45 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography