Wit's Treasury
Download or Read eBook Wit's Treasury PDF written by Stephen Orgel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Stephen Orgel |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2021-08-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812253276 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812253272 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wit's Treasury by : Stephen Orgel
Book excerpt: In Wit's Treasury, Stephen Orgel, one of our foremost interpreters of Renaissance literature and culture, charts how the conflict between Christian principles and classical manners and morals yielded the rich creative tension out of which emerged an unprecedented flowering of English drama, lyric, and the arts.