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Sir John Harington and the book as gift / Jason Scott-Warren.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2285 .S28 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott-Warren, Jason.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612--Criticism and interpretation.
- Harington, John.
- Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
- Gift books--Publishing--England--History--16th century.
- Gift books.
- Authors and patrons--England--History--16th century.
- Authors and patrons.
- Gift books--Publishing.
- History.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- x, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [242]-265) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0199244456
- OCLC:
- 47636642
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