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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Love's Victory by Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1651) is the first romantic
comedy written in English by a woman. The Revels Plays publishes
for the first time a fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of
the Penshurst manuscript, the only copy of the play containing all
five acts, handwritten by Wroth and privately owned by the Viscount
De L'Isle. Edited by Alison Findlay, Philip Sidney and Michael G.
Brennan, their critical introduction provides details of Wroth's
remarkable life and work as a member of the Sidney family, tracing
connections between Love's Victory, her prose and poetry and her
family's extensive writings. The editors introduce readers to the
influence of court drama on Love's Victory and offer a new account
of the play's stage history in productions from 1999-2018.
Extensive commentary notes guiding the modern reader include
explanatory glosses, literary references and staging information.
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Love's Victory by Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1651) is the first romantic
comedy written in English by a woman. The Revels Plays publishes
for the first time a fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of
the Penshurst manuscript, the only copy of the play containing all
five acts, handwritten by Wroth and privately owned by the Viscount
De L'Isle. Edited by Alison Findlay, Philip Sidney and Michael G.
Brennan, their critical introduction provides details of Wroth's
remarkable life and work as a member of the Sidney family, tracing
connections between Love's Victory, her prose and poetry and her
family's extensive writings. The editors introduce readers to the
influence of court drama on Love's Victory and offer a new account
of the play's stage history in productions from 1999-2018.
Extensive commentary notes guiding the modern reader include
explanatory glosses, literary references and staging information.
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This authoritative edition was originally published in the
acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of
Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Sidney's
poetry and prose - all the major writing, complemented by letters
and elegies - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Born in
1554, Sir Philip Sidney was hailed as the perfect Renaissance
patron, soldier, lover, and courtier, but it was only after his
untimely death at the age of 31 that his literary accomplishments
were truly recognized. This collection ranges more widely through
Sidney's works than any previous volume and includes substantial
parts of both versions of the Arcadia, The Defence of Poesy and the
whole of the sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. Supplementary
texts, such as his letters and the numerous elegies which appeared
after his death, help to illustrate the whole spectrum of his
achievements, and the admiration he inspired in his contemporaries.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the widest range of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
'the highest matter in the noblest form' John Donne's description
of the Psalms celebrates not only the perfection of the biblical
psalms but their translation into poetic form by the Sidneys, who
turned them into some of the most accomplished lyric poems of the
English Renaissance. Although it was not printed until the
nineteenth century, the Sidney Psalter was widely read in
manuscript and influenced poets from Donne and Herbert to Milton
and beyond. It turned these well-known and well-loved Psalms into
sophisticated verse, selecting or inventing a different stanza form
for each one. This variety of forms matches the appeal of their
content: there are Psalms of praise and blame, Psalms of cursing
and lamentation, Psalms of joy and exaltation, Psalms that recount
history, and Psalms that describe Creation or divine law. This is
the first complete edition of the Psalter for over forty years. The
Psalms are provided in an authoritative modernized text, with
helpful glosses and notes illuminating points of interpretation,
and an introduction setting the Psalms in their literary and
cultural contexts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford
World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature
from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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