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Sir John Harington and the Book as Gift

Sir John Harington and the Book as Gift

Hardcover

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0199244456
ISBN13: 9780199244454
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 18 2001
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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