Edmund Waller (1606-1687): New Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004463974)

Edmund Waller (1606-1687): New Perspectives reappraises the life and works of an important but neglected seventeenth-century English poet. Admired at court in the 1630s and at the Restoration, Waller made a deep impression on contemporary poetry: his collection of Poems (1645) was widely acclaimed and had an 'extraordinary impact' on future poets. The book investigates, among other things, Waller's political views on affairs of state, his social and literary interactions with younger poets, his friendship with John Evelyn while in exile, his technical poetic innovations, his rivalry with Andrew Marvell, his elegies, and his contemporary and posthumous reputation.

Contributors: Warren Chernaik, Daniel Cook, Stephen Deng, Martin Dzelzainis, Richard Hillyer, Philip Major, Michael P. Parker, Tessie Prakas, Geoffrey Smith, Thomas Ward, and Gillian Wright.

Author: Philip Major
ISBN-10: 9004463976
ISBN-13: 9789004463974
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2022
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2023