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A Poem In Six Books; With The Fragment Mutabilitie

A Poem In Six Books; With The Fragment Mutabilitie

Thomas J. Wise

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2020
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Poesía
ISBN:
9789354210761
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A Poem In Six Books; With The Fragment Mutabilitie is a commanding example of early modern English verse that probes mortality, nature and the shifting terms of identity. The poem insists on change. Its sixfold design reads like an Elizabethan poetry collection writ large: narrative momentum and pastoral reflection sit alongside classical mythology influence and philosophical poetry topics, producing a texture both meditative and dramatic. Language moves between expansive episodes and concentrated lyric moments, so that public rhetoric and private rumination offset one another; readers experience the work as both a narrative poem anthology in miniature and a prolonged philosophical enquiry. Those interested in English Renaissance literature, in the tonal echoes of 16th century England, or seeking an Edmund Spenser comparison will find much to consider.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically significant as a specimen of early modern experimentation with form, the poem shows how pastoral poetry lovers and students of classical influence used myth and landscape to test ideas about flux, identity and time. It has clear relevance as a poetry students resource and for literature curriculum reading: tutors can set close readings of its nature and mutability themes alongside broader surveys of English Renaissance literature. Its sustained interrogation of mutability and its recurring classical figures offer rich material for seminars or independent study; close readings illuminate how myth and landscape serve philosophical ends. For casual readers the work’s narrative sweep and vivid pastoral passages provide immediate pleasure; for scholars and classic-literature collectors the poem rewards repeated return and comparative study within the canon of early modern English verse. Approachable yet demanding, the poem rewards rereading and will enrich seminars and reading groups exploring myth, pastoralism and the nature and mutability themes at the heart of early modern thought.

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