William Dunbar (c. 1460- c. 1520) was a Scottish poet that served as a cleric in the court of James IV. Dunbar was a dominant courtly poet in the golden age of Scottish poetry. Of more than 100 poems attributed to him, most are short occasional pieces, ranging from gross satire to hymns of religious exaltation. Dunbar often used Geoffrey Chaucer's metrical forms and poetic conventions. He may also be considered a Chaucerian in the sense that he and his contemporaries, both in England and Scotland, acknowledged a large debt ...
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William Dunbar (c. 1460- c. 1520) was a Scottish poet that served as a cleric in the court of James IV. Dunbar was a dominant courtly poet in the golden age of Scottish poetry. Of more than 100 poems attributed to him, most are short occasional pieces, ranging from gross satire to hymns of religious exaltation. Dunbar often used Geoffrey Chaucer's metrical forms and poetic conventions. He may also be considered a Chaucerian in the sense that he and his contemporaries, both in England and Scotland, acknowledged a large debt to Chaucer, the "flower of rhetoricians," who, they believed, raised the English language to a status equal to that of Latin and French, where it could be used for both philosophy and literature. "The Poems of William Dunbar" is a collection of medieval poems full of intensity, sorrowful power, eroticism, and satire that colored the life of the celebrated Scottish poet.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 272 pp; Third printing. Book has pencil margin marks in Introduction, pages 85-97 are underlined and have margin marks in pencil. Previous owner's name on the fly leaf. Dust jacket has 1/2 inch tear at rear top gutter, sunned on spine and along edges. Still a nice, tight copy.
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G. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in blue cloth, no jacket, 8vo. 1st edition (FPu(y) indication within). xxxix + 272pp. Endnotes, appendices, glossary. G to VG-. Backstrip cloth toned/sunned to brownish grey-blue with titles unaffected; cloth over boards clean and sharp thoughsunning just below upper rear edge. Binding strong and square. Fairly strong shelving soil upper page edges and strong foxing on endpapers. Pages well-toned on somewhat off-qulaity stock; some pencilled notes erased, now all unmarked save for prev. owner's name upper corner ffep.