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Cynthia by Richard Nugent

Cynthia by Richard Nugent( )
Editor: Lynch, Angelina
Introduction by: Fogarty, Anne
Series title:Literature of Early Modern Ireland Ser.
ISBN:978-1-84682-107-3
Publication Date:Apr 2010
Publisher:Four Courts Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $39.95
Book Description:

Cynthia (1604) is a fascinating sonnet sequence by Richard Nugent, a member of a long established Old English dynasty based in County Meath. The poems which record Nugent's hopeless love for an unyielding mistress subtly transpose many of the reigning conceits of Tudor poetry. Cynthia unites the roles of Elizabeth I and a local Irishwoman, simultaneously allegorizing the poet's love of Ireland and his loyalty to the English crown. Nugent's account of the psychic damage wrought by his...
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Book Details
Pages:82
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.5 x 9.25 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.66 Pounds



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