Platonism and the English Imagination
Author | : Anna Baldwin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 1994-03-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521403085 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521403081 |
Rating | : 4/5 (081 Downloads) |
Download or read book Platonism and the English Imagination written by Anna Baldwin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-03-24 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive overview of the influence of Platonism on the English literary tradition, showing how English writers, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, Wordsworth, Yeats, Pound and Iris Murdoch, used Platonic themes and images within their own imaginative work.