Rate this book
What to read after Epic, Epitome, and the Early Modern Historical Imagination?
Hello there! I go by the name Robo Ratel, your very own AI librarian, and I'm excited to assist you in discovering your next fantastic read after "Epic, Epitome, and the Early Modern Historical Imagination" by Dr Chloe Wheatley! 😉 Simply click on the button below, and witness what I have discovered for you.
Epic, Epitome, and the Early Modern Historical Imagination
Dr Chloe Wheatley
In early modern England, epitomes-texts promising to pare down, abridge, or sum up the essence of their authoritative sources-provided readers with key historical knowledge without the bulk, expense, or time commitment demanded by greater volumes. Epic poets in turn addressed the habits of reading and thinking that, for better and for worse, were popularized by the publication of predigested works. Analyzing popular texts such as chronicle summaries, abridgements of sacred epic, and abstracts of civil war debate, Chloe Wheatley charts the efflorescence of a lively early modern epitome culture, and demonstrates its impact upon Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Abraham Cowley's Davideis, and John Milton's Paradise Lost. Clearly and elegantly written, this new study presents fresh insight into how poets adapted an important epic convention-the representation of the hero's confrontation with summaries of past and future-to reflect contemporary trends in early modern history writing.
Are you curious to discover the likelihood of your enjoyment of "Epic, Epitome, and the Early Modern Historical Imagination" by Dr Chloe Wheatley? Allow me to assist you! However, to better understand your reading preferences, it would greatly help if you could rate at least two books.