Ben Jonson's Conversations with Drummond of Hawthornden
ed. R.F. Patterson
1923
Blackie and Son Limited
First Thus Edition
8vo
Description:
R.F. Patterson's scholarly critical edition of Ben Jonson's famous literary conversations recorded by William Drummond. The text preserves the blunt, opinionated observations delivered by the playwright while staying at Hawthornden Castle. Jonson's candid remarks provide unprecedented contemporary judgements on his Elizabethan and Jacobean peers, offering famously sharp critiques of William Shakespeare, John Donne, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Walter Raleigh, alongside reflections on his own works and poetic theories. Couple of illustrated plates throughout.
Condition:
Good Condition. Grey cloth with lettering to upper board. Binding is firm and contents are clean with minor tanning. Lovely rough-cut edges. Ex libris to inside front cover. Boards are good with some tanning to edges and spine.
Ben Jonson's Conversations with Drummond of Hawthornden
ed. R.F. Patterson
1923
Blackie and Son Limited
First Thus Edition
8vo
Description:
R.F. Patterson's scholarly critical edition of Ben Jonson's famous literary conversations recorded by William Drummond. The text preserves the blunt, opinionated observations delivered by the playwright while staying at Hawthornden Castle. Jonson's candid remarks provide unprecedented contemporary judgements on his Elizabethan and Jacobean peers, offering famously sharp critiques of William Shakespeare, John Donne, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Walter Raleigh, alongside reflections on his own works and poetic theories. Couple of illustrated plates throughout.
Condition:
Good Condition. Grey cloth with lettering to upper board. Binding is firm and contents are clean with minor tanning. Lovely rough-cut edges. Ex libris to inside front cover. Boards are good with some tanning to edges and spine.
