ENG 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Palladis Tamia, Upstart Crow, Dark Years
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Wanted to nd a way to change into something permanent. Something beyond visible change where death does not occur. Could not add or take away a month from the calendar. Expected to receive money from sidney due to dedication. Spencer was a commoner with an education from cambridge. Sidney was from royalty - relationship between them was limited. No one knows who made woodcuts - they visualize poem. Pros not poetry - spencer was experimental. Very complex and sophisticated work due to combination of various linguistics. Month of october - scorpion within the clouds. Goats instead of sheep - pastoral poetry. Cuddie uses the argument in the metaphor that he wrote appreciative poetry but did not. Government building - cuddie believes poetry should be associated with poetry. Gives us a synchronic view - no durational pattern. Poetry is a gift given by god.
