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This book, a study of birds as they are presented by four great English poets, inquires into the extent and sources of their knowledge of birds and analyzes the methods by which they adapted that knowledge for poetic purposes.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • I. The Background
  • II. Chaucer
  • III. Spenser
  • IV. Milton
  • V. Drayton
  • VI. Conclusion
  • Index to Birds Named by Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, and Drayton

They Tell of Birds

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    A Paperback / softback by Thomas P. Harrison

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/1956
      ISBN13: 9781477306055, 978-1477306055
      ISBN10: 1477306056
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      Literary studies: poetry and poets Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book, a study of birds as they are presented by four great English poets, inquires into the extent and sources of their knowledge of birds and analyzes the methods by which they adapted that knowledge for poetic purposes.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • I. The Background
      • II. Chaucer
      • III. Spenser
      • IV. Milton
      • V. Drayton
      • VI. Conclusion
      • Index to Birds Named by Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, and Drayton

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