Sir Thomas Wyatt: Proverbs and the Poetics of Scorn
In lyric poems written prior to the sixteenth century, proverbs often appear as moralistic refrains. In contrast to this didactic tradition, Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-42) incorporates proverbs into his lyric poems as a form of ironic commentary on himself and others. Wyatt associates the proverb not wi...
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1987
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1987, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-212 |
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