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Sir Walter Ralegh's verse conversations

Abstract

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Sir Walter Raleigh's poems, as tghey circulated in manuscripts, are influenced by Raleigh's position at court, his social situation, the patronage system, and the political scene. Even though many scholars believe that often verses were copied groups according to theme, careful consideration shows that verses that have been tradionally seen as related by theme have a stronger connection. The context of the peom can reveal a great deal about the intention of the author and the situation about which the author wrote.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Department dc:contributor.department
English
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1996

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Greer, Janice
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Downs-Gamble, Margaret

Subjects

dc:subject × 1

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-05112009-151744
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42592

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citation

Greer, Janice. Sir Walter Ralegh's verse conversations. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42592