English Poetry From Chaucer to Gray: V40 Harvard Classics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162626970)

English Poetry From Chaucer to Gray: V40 Harvard Classics is a collection of some of the most notable and influential English poems from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Edited by Charles W. Eliot, this volume is part of the Harvard Classics series, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Western literature. The book includes works by Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, John Milton, Alexander Pope, and Thomas Gray, among others. The poems are arranged chronologically, allowing readers to trace the development of English poetry over several centuries. The volume also includes an introduction by Eliot, which provides historical and literary context for the poems. This book is an excellent resource for students and scholars of English literature, as well as anyone interested in exploring the rich tradition of English poetry.1910. Sample Contents: Chaucer; Traditional Ballads; Sir Thomas Wyatt; George Gascoigne; Anthony Munday; Sir Walter Raleigh; Sir Edward Dyer; John Lyly; Sir Philip Sidney; Thomas Lodge; George Peele; Robert Southwell; Samuel Daniel; Michael Drayton; henry Constable; Edmund Spenser; William Habington; Christopher Marlowe; William Shakespeare; Robert Greene; Thomas Campion; Sir Henry Wotton; Ben Jonson; John Donne; William Alexander; Thomas Jordan; Abraham Cowley; Andrew Marvell; John Dryden; Matthew Prior; Lady Grisel Baillie; John Gay; Alexander Pope; Thomas Gray and many more.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Charles W. Eliot
ISBN-10: 1162626976
ISBN-13: 9781162626970
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 482
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d