Publisher's Synopsis
""Six Centuries of English Poetry: Tennyson to Chaucer"" is a literary anthology compiled by James Baldwin and first published in 1892. The book is a comprehensive collection of English poetry spanning six centuries, from the Victorian era to the Middle Ages. The anthology includes works from some of the most prominent poets in English literature, including Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, and many others.The book is divided into sections, each dedicated to a specific period in English literary history. The first section covers the Victorian era, with works from Tennyson, Robert Browning, and Matthew Arnold, among others. The subsequent sections cover the Romantic period, the Restoration era, the Elizabethan era, the Jacobean era, and finally, the Middle Ages, with works from Chaucer and other medieval poets.Baldwin's anthology includes a range of poetic styles, from sonnets and ballads to epic poems and dramatic monologues. The book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of English literature, as well as for anyone interested in exploring the rich history of English poetry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.