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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Rivers, Isabel
Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry
1. English poetry—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 2. Christianity and literature 3. Literature and history I. Title 821.′3′ 093 PR538.C/78–40853

Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Rivers, Isabel
Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry: A students’ guide/Isabel Rivers.—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. English poetry—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 2. Christian poetry, English—History and criticism. 3. English poetry—Classical influences. 4. Christianity and literature. 5. Renaissance—England. 6. Classicism—England. I. Title.
PR535.R4R58 1994 821′ .3′093–dc20 94–12710

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