THE CHORUS OF HISTORY : Literary-Historical Relations in Renaissance Britain, 1485-1558 (History & Literature Series, Volume 3)

New York, NY: Barnes & Noble, 1971. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Archival Illustrations. Test/AS NEW & Bright. First Edition. Yellow linen boards w/gilt lettering/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace edge wear to upper back corner tip. Middle English Literature. Volume 3 of the History & Literature series edited by R.W. Harris. Kinghorn examines inter-cultural European thought exchanged during the historical period of Renaissance Britain, 1485-1558 (covering from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to that of Elizabeth I reign of 1558). 329 pgs in w/archival illustrations in 12 chapters: 1, Introduction; 2, the Writing of History in the Early Renaissance; 3, Architecture, the Graphic Arts & Music; 4, The Influence of European Learning in England; 5, New Movements: Exploration, Science & Religious Reformation; 6, The Retreating Middle Ages: Prose & the New Bible; 7, The Changing Language: Standard English & Middle Scots; 8, James III & IV of Scotland: Henryson & Dunbar as Commentators on the Times; 9, The Poet of the Scottish Reformation: Lyndsay; 10, The Poets of Henry VIII's Court: Wyatt & Surrey; 11, Poetry & Drama as a Mirror of History; and, 12, Conclusion. Text augmented w/illustrations & b/w plates.