The Renaissance epic and the oral past [electronic resource] /
Anthony Welch.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.
- viii, 260 p.
- Yale studies in English .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tasso's silent lyre -- The oldest song: Ronsard and Spenser -- Interchapter: The lutanist and the nightingale -- Harps in Babylon: Cowley, Davenant, Butler -- Milton's lament -- Epic opera -- Coda: The singer withdraws.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780300188998 (electronic bk.)
Epic poetry, European--History and criticism. Epic literature, European--Classical influences. European poetry--History and criticism.--Renaissance, 1450-1600 European literature--History and criticism.--17th century