Written as a Columbia doctoral dissertation, this study traces Platonic ideas through English non-dramatic poetry of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Its three parts treat the ideals of Christian virtue, the theory of love, and God and the soul, quoting Spenser’s hymns and many other poets to show how the refined mind was thought to rise toward heavenly beauty.
A clear scholarly guide for readers of Spenser, Donne and the Renaissance lyric. Download the free EPUB.