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William Dubar was a man of reasonable means from an East Lothian family, and whose life spanned the 15th and 16th centuries. A career in the Church secured his living, furthered by close connections with the Court of King James IV. He, perhaps more than any other mediaeval poet, displays through his work an individual personality still evident today. His ingenuity with metre, form, diction, and above all wit, give his poetic legacy a sharp and appealing edge - often turned against his enemies, bitter and amusing by turn. Often described as Chaucerian - part of the Henryson and Douglas set, Dunbar was heir to more than one legacy: French, Latin and Teutonic influences were all at play. This collection of his works breaks down some of the earlier, more rigid divisions and presents a glimpse of the mediaeval mind and world.
Nákup knihy
Selected Poems, William Dunbar, Harriet Harvey Wood
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 1999
- Vazba
- (měkká),
- Stav knihy
- Dobrá
- Cena
- 519 Kč
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- Titul
- Selected Poems
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Vydavatel
- Carcanet Press
- Rok vydání
- 1999
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 135
- ISBN10
- 1857544463
- ISBN13
- 9781857544466
- Série
- Štítky
- Britská literatura, Skotsko, Anglická poezie
- Anotace
- William Dubar was a man of reasonable means from an East Lothian family, and whose life spanned the 15th and 16th centuries. A career in the Church secured his living, furthered by close connections with the Court of King James IV. He, perhaps more than any other mediaeval poet, displays through his work an individual personality still evident today. His ingenuity with metre, form, diction, and above all wit, give his poetic legacy a sharp and appealing edge - often turned against his enemies, bitter and amusing by turn. Often described as Chaucerian - part of the Henryson and Douglas set, Dunbar was heir to more than one legacy: French, Latin and Teutonic influences were all at play. This collection of his works breaks down some of the earlier, more rigid divisions and presents a glimpse of the mediaeval mind and world.