English Lyric Poetry : The Early Seventeenth Century

English Lyric Poetry is a comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early seventeenth century. The study is directed at both beginning and more advanced students of literature, and responds to more specialised scholarly inquiries pursued of late in relation to specific poets. This extremely lucid and elegantly written book avoids the limitations of much recent criticism. Donne, Jonson, the Spenserians, Herbert, Milton, Marvell, Vaughan, as well as many non-canonical and women poets, all receive sustained, fresh, and detailed analysis. Jonathan Post seeks to assimilate many of the post-New Critical theoretical concerns with readings of the major and minor, male and female, authors of the period. English Lyric Poetry is the first comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early seventeenth century. The study is directed at both beginning and more advanced students of literature, and responds to more specialised scholarly inquiries pursued of late in relation to specific poets. Jonathan Post seeks to assimilate many of the post-New Critical theoretical concerns with readings of the major and minor, male and female, authors of the period. Donne, Jonson, the Spenserians, Herbert, Milton, Marvell, Vaughan, as well as many non-canonical and women poets, all receive sustained, fresh, detailed analysis. In widening the scope of critical commentary, this extremely lucid and elegantly written book avoids the limitations of much recent criticism. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 16 A note on sources and spelling......Page 18 Irremediably Donne......Page 20 Ben Jonson and the art of inclusion......Page 42 Patriotic and popular poets......Page 73 Caroline amusements......Page 110 Substance and style in George Herbert's The Temple......Page 154 The once and future poet: Milton in the 1645 Poems......Page 175 Arenas of retreat: blood, bread, and poetry in Henry Vaughan......Page 209 From Wroth to Philips: women poets of the earlier seventeenth century......Page 229 Andrew Marvell: ~Here at the Fountain's Sliding Foot~......Page 272 Notes......Page 306 Index......Page 329 This text is a reassessment of lyric poetry of the early 17th century. The study is directed at beginning and more advanced students of literature, and responds to more specialised scholarly inquiries pursued of late in relation to specific poets