Sir John Harington and the Book as Gift

ISBN-13: 9780199244454 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 288 str.

Jason Scott-Warren

Opis

Sir John Harington (1560-1612) has long been recognized as one of the most colorful and engaging figures at the English Renaissance court. Godson of Queen Elizabeth, translator of Ariosto, and inventor of the water-closet, he was also a lively writer in a wide variety of modes, and an acute commentator on his times. Combining detailed readings and first-hand historical research, this study reconstructs the complex, often devious agenda that Harington wrote into his books as he customized them for specific individuals and occasions.

Recenzje

Marvellously detailed book on Harington brings this huge range of material to life ... Harington's work positively glows with hitherto hidden significance after Scott-Warren's book.

O autorze

Jason Scott-Warren is Lecturer, Dept of English and Related Literature, University of York