SOURCE: “Ralegh's Court Poetry,” in Sir Walter Ralegh: The Renaissance Man and His Roles, Yale University Press, 1973, pp. 57-98.
In the following essay, Greenblatt examines the ways in which Raleigh's poetry was shaped by his relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and his desire to forge a successful career for himself at court.
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