Leicester Patron of Letters / / Eleanor Rosenberg.
Describes the relationship of the Elizabethan patron Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his proteges among the writers and scholars of his time in order to better understand the literary motivation in the English Renaissance and to illustrate the functioning of the patronage system in that age.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1955] ©1955 |
Year of Publication: | 1955 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- I. The Nature of Elizabethan Literary Patronage -- II. The Earl of Leicester as Patron His Early Career -- III. The Historians -- IV. Universities and Scholars -- V. The Translators -- VI. Puritans and Their Works -- VII. Anti-Catholic Propaganda -- VIII. The Last Decade of Leicester's Patronage -- IX. Leicester's "Neglected" Writers Harvey, Spenser, Florio -- Appendix. A Chronological List of Works Dedicated to the Earl of Leicester -- List of Sources Consulted -- Index |
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Summary: | Describes the relationship of the Elizabethan patron Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his proteges among the writers and scholars of his time in order to better understand the literary motivation in the English Renaissance and to illustrate the functioning of the patronage system in that age. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231885508 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/rose91794 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Eleanor Rosenberg. |