English mercuries : soldier poets in the age of Shakespeare

Publication Data

• Title English mercuries : soldier poets in the age of Shakespeare
• Author Adam McKeown
• Publisher Vanderbilt University Press
• Publication date 2009
• Publication location Nashville
• Language English

Contents

English mercuries
Men, money, iron, and bread
Thomas Churchyard's "Valiant soldiers" and the "Public state"
A tale of two cities: George Gascoigne's Antwerp and Alarum for London
John Donne's Emblem of war
John Harington's Journey home
Remembering soldiers: Ben Jonson.

Topics

• Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Donne, John, 1572-1631 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Gascoigne, George, -1577 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 :: Criticism and interpretation
• English poetry :: Early modern, 1500-1700 :: History and criticism
• Soldiers' writings, English :: History and criticism
• 015481810

English mercuries : soldier poets in the age of Shakespeare by Adam McKeown. ISBN 9780826516633. Published by Vanderbilt University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.