Gray Agonistes: Thomas Gray and Masculine Friendship

by Robert F. Gleckner and Professor Robert F. Gleckner

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Thomas Gray (1716-1771) had the misfortune to be a poet at a time when English poetry was struggling with an aching question: how to preserve continuity with the great tradition of Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, yet avoid being merely echoes of them. A deep admirer of Milton, Gray emulated not only the great poet's subjects and diction, but his life as well. Although Gray turned to Milton for reminders of the heights to which all poetry might strive,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801854334

ISBN13:9780801854330

Release Date:October 1996

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory English Literature Gay Gay & Lesbian History History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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