Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Raleigh (Delphi Classics)

Elizabethan poet, soldier, courtier, spy and explorer, Sir Walter Raleigh’s poetry is renowned for its straightforward, unornamented mode known as the plain style, resisting the elaborate poetic devices of Italian poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Raleigh’s complete poetical works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Raleigh's life and works
* Concise introduction to Raleigh’s life and poetry
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes a selection of Raleigh's prose works
* Features a bonus biography - discover Raleigh's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Life and Poetry of Sir Walter Raleigh
BRIEF INTRODUCTION: SIR WALTER RALEIGH

The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Prose
THE DISCOVERY OF GUIANA
SIR WALTER RALEIGH BIDS FAREWELL TO HIS WIFE A FEW HOURS BEFORE HE EXPECTS TO BE EXECUTED

The Biography
SIR WALTER RALEGH by John Knox Laughton and Sidney Lee

Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set