Opis: Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol. 2 - Saintsbury George

Excerpt from Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol. 2: Containing Marmion's Cupid and Payche, Kynaston's Leoline and Sydanis, and Cynthiades, Poems of John Hall, Sidney Godolphin and Philip Ayres, Chalkhill's Thealma and Clearchus, Poems of Patrick Carey and William Hammond, Bosworth's Arcadius and Sepha, &C

There are good things in him: but he is likely to try some people's patience considerably, and he has already, in proof, extracted from one good judge the description of his poem as 'horrible' in its obscurity. I cannot agree with this; but (and I am here an unexceptionable witness) I think he does show how necessary an alterative course of 'prose and sense' may have been to English poetry about this time. The part of Helot will not have to be played twice: though I have some interesting candidates for it whom I have examined and rejected. On that pleasant person and poet, Patrick Carey, I have, by mere good luck, been able, I believe, to throw some new light. As to Godolphin, I may claim in his case whatever indulgence may be due to an editio princeps published without elaborate critical apparatus or commentary, and as part of a collection.

I reserve till the completion of the work my thanks to the officials, major and minor, of the Clarendon Press for the assistance I have received from them in the execution of a task to me very pleasant, yet undoubtedly rather laborious. But I must here express my warmest acknowledgements to the Delegates, first for extending the scheme, at my earnest request, from two volumes to three: and secondly for their liberality not only in embellishing this with numerous facsimiles of title-pages and illustrations, but in actually furnishing me with completely photographed 'copy' of the rarer volumes and MSS., so as to provide a thoroughly trustworthy basis of text.

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Szczegóły: Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol. 2 - Saintsbury George

Nazwa: Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol. 2 Containing Marmion's Cupid and Payche, Kynaston's Leoline and Sydanis, and Cynthiades, Poems of John Hall, Sidney Godolphin and Philip Ayres, Chalkhill's Thealma and Clearchus, Poems of Patrick Carey and William
Autor: Saintsbury George
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781332535491
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 630
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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