The arte of English poesie Contriued into three bookes: the first of poets and poesie, the second of proportion, the third of ornament.

Title

The arte of English poesie Contriued into three bookes: the first of poets and poesie, the second of proportion, the third of ornament.

Author

Puttenham, George, d. 1590.

Publication

At London :: Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the black-Friers, neere Ludgate,

1589.

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Poetics -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

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• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONO∣RABLE SIR VVILLIAM CECILL KNIGHT, LORD OF BVRGHLEY, LORD HIGH TREASVRER OF ENGLAND, R. F. Printer wisheth health and prosperitie, with the commandement and vse of his continuall seruice.
• THE FIRST BOOKE, Of Poets and Poesie.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IIII.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
  • CHAP. XVII.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
  • CHAP. XIX.
  • CHAP. XX.
  • CHAP. XXI.
  • CHAP. XXII.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
  • CHAP. XXIIII.
  • CHAP. XXV.
  • CHAP. XXVI.
  • CHAP. XXVII.
  • CHAP. XXVIII.
  • CHAP. XXIX.
  • CHAP. XXX
  • CHAP. XXXI.
• THE SECOND BOOKE, OF PROPORTION POETICAL.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IIII.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • Of the Lozange.
    • Of the Triangle or Triquet.
    • Of the Spire or Taper called Pyramis.
    • The Piller, Pillaster or Cillinder.
    • The Roundell or Spheare.
    • Of the square or quadrangle equilater.
    • The figure Ouall.
    • Of the deuice or embleme, and that other which the Greekes call Anagramma, and we the Posie transposed.
    • Of the Anagrame, or posie transposed.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
  • CHAP. XIII.
• THE THIRD BOOKE, OF ORNAMENT.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP, II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IIII.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
  • CHAP. XVI.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
  • CHAP. XIX.
  • CHAP. XX.
  • CHAP. XXI.
  • CHAP. XXII.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
  • CHAP. XXIIII.
  • CHAP. XXV.
  • The Conclusion.
• A Table of the Chapters in this booke, and euery thing in them conteyned.