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Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, English Poetry - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, English Poetry - 16th Century - Literary Criticism
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The Art of Naming

by Ferry
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Ferry (English, Boston College) discusses prominent uses of language characteristic of Spenser's poetry (and shared widely by other writers of the 16th c.): catalogues of many kinds; repetitions; grammatical constructions; archaisms; metaphorical and allegorical She shows how these verbal practices, as specific to and representative of the 16th c., require historical interpretation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
November 1, 1988
Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780226244648

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