Courthope, William John, 1842-1917.

A history of English poetry / by W. J. Courthope. - New York : Macmillan , 1895-1910. - 6v : fronts ( fold tables) ; 23cm.

I. The middle ages. Influence of the Roman empire. The encyclopaedic education of the church. The feudal system.-II. The renaissance and th e reformation. Influence of the court and the universities.-III. The in tellectual conflict of the seventeenth century. Decadent influence of t he feudal monarchy. Growth of the national genius.-IV Development and decline of the poetic drama. Influence of the court and the people.-V. The constitutional compromise of the eighteenth century. Effects of the classical renaissance, its zenith and decline. The early romantic rena issance.-VI. The romantic movement in English poetry. Effects of the Fr ench revolution.


English poetry--History and criticism.

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