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- Title
Marginal Discourse: Drayton's Muse and Selden's 'Story'
- Authors
Prescott, Anne Lake
- Abstract
The article critiques the works of English poets John Selden and Michael Drayton, noting their professional friendship. It addresses Selden's language concerning history, the depiction of history in Drayton's poetry, and the differences in the poets' techniques to distinguish between history and story. It explores the poem "Poly-Olbion," by written Drayton and prefaced by Seldon.
- Subjects
ENGLISH historical poetry; HISTORY in literature; SELDEN, John, 1584-1654; DRAYTON, Michael, 1563-1631; EARLY modern English poetry; POLY-Olbion (Poem); POETRY (Literary form); LITERARY criticism
- Publication
Studies in Philology, 1991, Vol 88, Issue 3, p307
- ISSN
0039-3738
- Publication type
Poetry Review