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The Fetters of Rhyme: Liberty and Poetic Form in Early Modern England Rebecca M. Rush
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The Fetters of Rhyme: Liberty and Poetic Form in Early Modern England
Rebecca M. Rush
How rhyme became entangled with debates about the nature of liberty in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English poetryIn his 1668 preface to Paradise Lost, John Milton rejected the use of rhyme, portraying himself as a revolutionary freeing English verse from "the troublesome and modern bondage of Riming." Despite his claim to be a pioneer,
304 pages, 3 b/w illus. 1 table.
| Size | M |
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 17, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691217840 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 467 g |