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The War Against Poetry
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The War Against Poetry
Contributors:
By (Author) Russell A. Fraser
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
821.309
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
226
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
312g
Description
The attack on poetry and the theater which occurred in England during the 16th and 17th centuries has been the subject of numerous scholarly investigations. This "war against poetry" was, in Professor Fraser's view, part of a larger cultural movement: the disengagement of the modern world from its medieval antecedents. Originally published in 1971
