Spenser, Milton, and Renaissance PastoralExamination of Spenser's and Milton's use of the pastoral as a vehicle for the imagination's dramatization of itself. |
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... takes when Colin's " heavy laye " ( 149 ) begins . Like " Januarye , " the sestina relies on the pathetic fallacy ; but unlike the initial eclogue , Colin's lament ought to alarm us as we apprehend the depths to which he has plunged in ...
... takes when Colin's " heavy laye " ( 149 ) begins . Like " Januarye , " the sestina relies on the pathetic fallacy ; but unlike the initial eclogue , Colin's lament ought to alarm us as we apprehend the depths to which he has plunged in ...
Page 81
... takes Spenser's self - conscious pastorals to an ex- treme by exploiting the mode as a creed outworn , as a ... take note of the obvious : namely , that Milton never goes so far as to abhor or even to disesteem either pastoral poetry or ...
... takes Spenser's self - conscious pastorals to an ex- treme by exploiting the mode as a creed outworn , as a ... take note of the obvious : namely , that Milton never goes so far as to abhor or even to disesteem either pastoral poetry or ...
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... takes the chores of pastoral life and commends himself in sport and dance . His prowess in a wrestling match shines all the more admirably when accompanied by his generosity to his opponent , the childish Corydon . Although in canto 9 ...
... takes the chores of pastoral life and commends himself in sport and dance . His prowess in a wrestling match shines all the more admirably when accompanied by his generosity to his opponent , the childish Corydon . Although in canto 9 ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 939 | 7 |
Spenser Milton and the Pastoral Tradition | 19 |
The Shepheardes Calender and Colin Clouts | 45 |
Copyright | |
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