Walter Raleigh: 15 books

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,...

3 works of Walter Raleigh English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer (1554-1618) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Walter Raleigh. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Inscription on Raleigh's Bible - Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd - The Lye

This magnificent and comprehensive volume was written in 1922 by Professor Walter Raleigh. Originally entitled The History of the War in the Air (Being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force) this all embracing and vital work features the most important account of the...

The Lye and Other Poems Walter Raleigh, english aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer (1554-1618) This ebook presents «The Lye and Other Poems», from Walter Raleigh. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

Contents: 1. Prefaces and Epilogues, by William Caxton 2. Dedication Of The Institutes Of The Christian Religion, by John Calvin 3. Dedication of the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, by Nicolaus Copernicus 4. Preface to The History of the Reformation In Scotland, by John Knox 5. Prefatory Letter...

Style Walter Raleigh, english scholar, poet and author (1861-1922) This ebook presents «Style», from Walter Raleigh. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- STYLE

Romance Walter Raleigh, english scholar, poet and author (1861-1922) This ebook presents «Romance », from Walter Raleigh. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- THE ORIGIN OF ROMANCE -03- IMITATION AND FORGERY -04- FOOTNOTES

England and the War Walter Raleigh, english scholar, poet and author (1861-1922) This ebook presents «England and the War», from Walter Raleigh. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- PREFACE -03- MIGHT...

Contents: 1. An account of Egypt from The Histories, by Herodotus 2. Germany, by Tacitus 3. Sir Francis Drake Revived, by Philip Nichols 4. Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World, by Francis Pretty 5. Drake's Great Armada, by Captain Walter Bigges 6. Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland,...

At the turn of the 17th century, English writer and explorer Sir Walter Scott read an account of a great golden city in South America. He set out to explore the area, now Venezuela, and on his return he published The Discovery of Guiana. He is considered to have greatly exaggerated his findings, and his work contributed to the El Dorado legend.

Literary style is the subject of this 1897 essay. The author considers word choice, memory, vision, cadence, slang, rhythm, emotion, intellect, sincerity, figures of speech, realism, criticism, and other topics, illustrating his points with examples from such authors as Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth.