Digressive voices in early modern English literature /

To digress in 17th-century England carried a range of meaning. This book demonstrates that early modern writers trained in verbal contest developed labyrinthine voices that captured the ambiguities of political occasion and aristocratic patronage, anatomizing enemies and mourning personal loss.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cotterill, Anne
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. Digression (Rhetoric) in literature. English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Rhetoric. Ambivalence in literature. Uncertainty in literature. Ambiguity in literature. Anxiety in literature. Littérature anglaise > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique. Digression (Rhétorique) dans la littérature. Ambivalence dans la littérature. Incertitude dans la littérature. Ambiguïté dans la littérature. Angoisse dans la littérature. Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Rhétorique. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English language > Early modern > Rhetoric Ambiguity in literature Ambivalence in literature Anxiety in literature Digression (Rhetoric) in literature Rhetoric English literature > Early modern Uncertainty in literature Digression Englisch Literatur Englisch. 1500 - 1700 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

The 'Motion in corruption' of Donne's Anniversaries
Marvell's watery maze at Nun Appleton
'Lights framed like nets' in Sir Thomas Browne's garden
Eve's 'Grateful digressions' and the birth of reflection
Feminine disguise in the Hind and the panther
The obscure progress of satire in Dryden's late preface
Epilogue: wandered too far? Swift's monstrous voice.