The writings of Richard Hooker are of central interest to those
studying English Renaissance thought and literature. In this, the
third and latest volume of a much needed critical edition of the
"Works of Richard Hooker," are the posthumous books of the "Laws of
Ecclesiastical Polity," Hooker planned the "Laws" in eight books,
but he died shortly after publication of Book Five. Books Six,
Seven, and Eight which contain his analysis of jurisdiction,
episcopacy, and the royal supremacy are here transcribed from
versions that have the most authority. The volume also includes
Hooker's autograph notes toward those texts (brought to light by P.
G. Stanwood in the course of his research) and the contemporary
notes by George Cranmer and Edwin Sandys on a lost draft of Book
Six. Mr. Stanwood's introduction lays to rest all doubts about the
authenticity of the last three books as we have them, doubts
current since publication of Walton's "Life of Hooker" in 1662.
This edition, sponsored by the Folger Library, is providing
authoritative texts to serve as a basis for the scholarly
reappraisal of Richard Hooker's writings that is presently under
way.
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