Thomas Wyatt - The Heart's Forest

Informationen zum Autor Susan Brigden! Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College and Reader in the University of Oxford! is author of London and the Reformation (Oxford! 1989) and New Worlds! Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603 (Penguin Press! 2000). Klappentext Thomas Wyatt (1503?-1542) was the first modern voice in English poetry. At Henry VIII's court! where only silence brought safety! Wyatt played the idealized lover! but also tried to speak truth to power. Wyatt's life provides a way to examine the Renaissance and Reformation in England. Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest is Susan Brigden's award-winning biography of Thomas Wyatt, revealing the fascinating story of his life in Henry VIII's court. Zusammenfassung Thomas Wyatt (1503?-1542) was the first modern voice in English poetry. At Henry VIII's court, where only silence brought safety, Wyatt played the idealized lover, but also tried to speak truth to power. Wyatt's life provides a way to examine the Renaissance and Reformation in England.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Brigden, Brigden Susan
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2012
• EAN: 9780571235841
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23584-1
• No. of pages: 728
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 241 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Literary studies: poetry and poets