{"product_id":"elizabethan-poetry-bob-blaisdell-9780486437941","title":"Elizabethan Poetry: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe relative peace and prosperity of the Elizabethan age (1558-1603) fostered the growth of one of the most fruitful eras in literary history. Lyric poetry, prose, and drama flourished in sixteenth-century England in works that blended medieval traditions with Renaissance optimism.\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology celebrates the wit and imaginative creativity of the Elizabethan poets with a generous selection of their graceful and sophisticated verse. Highlights include sonnets from Astrophel and Stella, written by Sir Philip Sidney -- a scholar, poet, critic, courtier, diplomat, soldier, and ideal English Renaissance man; poems by Edmund Spenser, whose works combined romance with allegory, adventure, and morality; and sonnets by William Shakespeare, whose towering poetic genius transcends the ages. Other celebrated contributors include John Donne (\"Go, and catch a fallen star\"), Ben Jonson (\"Drink to me only with thine eyes\"), and Christopher Marlowe (\"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love\"). The poetry of lesser-known figures such as Michael Drayton, Samuel Daniel, and Fulke Greville appears here, along with verses by individuals better known in other fields -- Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, and Walter Raleigh -- whose poems offer valuable insights into the spirit of the age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Blaisdell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486437949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486437941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.26w x 0.56d","brand":"Bob Blaisdell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919911387391,"sku":"9780486437941","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_58a4834c-c7fe-45ac-93bb-c3b1461f4ab8.jpg?v=1680812591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elizabethan-poetry-bob-blaisdell-9780486437941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}