The New Oxford Book of Seventeenth-Century Verse (Oxford Books of Verse) - Softcover

Reviews from previous edition: "The best thing about this stimulating and enjoyable book is the serendipity of coming across previously unknown delights."--The Economist "Fowler has cast his net widely, more widely than his predecessors, and to good effect."--London Review of Books Reviews from previous edition: "The best thing about this stimulating and enjoyable book is the serendipity of coming across previously unknown delights."--The Economist "Fowler has cast his net widely, more widely than his predecessors, and to good effect."--London Review of Books Reviews from previous edition: "The best thing about this stimulating and enjoyable book is the serendipity of coming across previously unknown delights."--The Economist "Fowler has cast his net widely, more widely than his predecessors, and to good effect."--London Review of Books Reviews from previous edition: "The best thing about this stimulating and enjoyable book is the serendipity of coming across previously unknown delights."--The Economist "Fowler has cast his net widely, more widely than his predecessors, and to good effect."--London Review of Books

This anthology includes generous selections from the work of all the century's major poets, notably Donne, Jonson, Milton, Drayton, Herbert, Marvell, and Dryden. It strikes a balance between Metaphysical wit and intellect and Jonsonian simplicity, while also accommodating hitherto neglected popular verse. The result is a truer, more catholic representation of seventeenth-century verse than any previous anthology.