Preface of Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse
... great poets of this time period that used their ideas and words to create new worlds of which they desired greatly. The poets would use nature or natural things and extend those ideas to create their work. The time period was also very complicated and delicate, as well as highly self-conscious. Poet’s individual voices were heard by readers who got an insight into the poet’s complicated feelings. The poets during this time were also very interested in imitating the work of the past. Courtly love was a very important issue during this time and was often expressed in many of the poems of the Renaissance period. I am very interested in learning about the discoveries and cultural changes that shaped the Renaissance era. It will be interesting to see how the Renaissance progressed and to explore many of the...