Animal Conventions in English Renaissance Non-religious Prose, 1550-1600 |
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... political poem . Probably many more political poems were composed in England between 1300 and 1450 than are extant . Consideration of a few of these poems , which have survived , will show how conventional ani- mal symbolism was used in ...
... political poem . Probably many more political poems were composed in England between 1300 and 1450 than are extant . Consideration of a few of these poems , which have survived , will show how conventional ani- mal symbolism was used in ...
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... political nature . " 49 Professor Taylor points out that " the most distinctive feature " of the English political prophecy is the use of animals and birds as symbols to represent men and women . His description of the type shows at a ...
... political nature . " 49 Professor Taylor points out that " the most distinctive feature " of the English political prophecy is the use of animals and birds as symbols to represent men and women . His description of the type shows at a ...
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... political prophecies increased in number and were used delib- erately as active political propaganda . The Elizabethan dramatists ridiculed the works and their authors.55 But the prophecies con- tinued to be written . The long ...
... political prophecies increased in number and were used delib- erately as active political propaganda . The Elizabethan dramatists ridiculed the works and their authors.55 But the prophecies con- tinued to be written . The long ...
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