The Challenges of Orpheus: Lyric Poetry and Early Modern England

Cover

The Challenges of Orpheus This page intentionally left blank The Challenges of Orpheus Lyric Poetry and Early Modern England h e a t h e r d u b r o w The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2008 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2008 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dubrow, Heather The challenges of Orpheus : lyric poetry and early modern England / Heather Dubrow. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-8704-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8018-8704-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. English poetry—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism—Theory, etc. 2. Literature and society—England—History. 3. Poetics—History. 4. Literary form—History. I. Title. PR549.L8D83 2007 821'.0409—dc22 2007018748 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. For my students This page intentionally left blank ...