Bel-Ved駻e or the Garden of the Muses: An Early Modern Printed Commonplace Book (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107190023)

Bel-ved re; or The Garden of the Muses is an early modern printed commonplace book containing an anthology of nearly 4,500 short verse quotations arranged under topical headings. The book first appeared in 1600 and a second edition was published in 1610. It is of exceptional importance for the early historical reception of early modern authors such as William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, and Christopher Marlowe (whose verse it includes); for the late Elizabethan practice of commonplacing; for the rising status of English literature (including dramatic literature); and for early modern English canon formation. Until now the book has never been properly edited. This edition provides the first full analysis of the contents of Bel-ved re, presenting the text for today's readers and filling an important gap in the study of early modern English literature.

Author: Lukas Erne
ISBN-10: 1107190029
ISBN-13: 9781107190023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/09/2020
Pages: 486
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.50w x 1.00d