Research on Poetry in the English Renaissance

Author: Li Zhengshuan
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Preface
Chapter I The Development of English Renaissance Poetry (1500–1660)
Section I Political and Cultural Background
Section II The Development of English Renaissance Poetry
Chapter II Comprehensive Research
Section I The Necessity of Literary Current Changes as Seen in the Works of English Renaissance Poets
Section II A Brief Analysis of Natural Imagery in English Renaissance Love Poetry
Chapter III Donne Criticism
Section I Interpretation of One of Donne's "Songs"
Section II Female Images in Donne's Love Poetry
Section III The Characteristics of Donne's Poetry
Section IV A Comparison Between John Donne's Poetic Metaphors and the Imagery in the Book of Songs
Section V Donne's Poetic Metaphors
Section VI Donne and His Sermons in Poetry
Section VII Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"
Section VIII Decoding Emotions in Donne's Love Poetry
Chapter IV Studies on Southwell and Herrick
Section I Southwell's "The Burning Babe"
Section II The Fusion of Christian and Pagan Elements in Herrick's Poetry
Chapter V Spencer Studies
Section I Interpretation of Spencer's Sonnet 75
Section II Spencer and His "Amorous Lyrics"
Section III The Moral Implications of "The Faerie Queene"
Chapter VI Shakespeare Criticism
Section I Friendship and Love in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Section II Love and Beauty in Shakespeare's Poetry
Section III A Reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Its Chinese Translation
Chapter VII Sidney Studies
Section I Sidney's Poetic Thought
Section II Sidney's Poetry Theory: Education and Pleasure
Chapter VIII Marvell and Marlow Studies
Section I Marvell and "To His Coy Mistress"
Section II Marvell's Garden Realm
Section III Marlow and Atheism
Chapter IX Comparative Studies
Section I Satan in "Paradise Lost" and the "Gonggong" in Mao Zedong's Poetry
Section II A Brief Analysis of English Renaissance Love Poetry and Chinese Love Lyrics