Gascoigne, George: The Complete Works

The Complete Works of George Gascoigne in Two Volumes. Volume I: The Posies. Volume II: The Glasse of Government. The Princely Pleasures at Kenelworth Castle. The Steele Glas. And other Poems and Prose Works. Edited by John W. Cunliffe. Reprint aus: Cambridge English Classics/Cambridge 1907/1910. Gascoigne (1535-1577) is considered the most important poet of the early Elizabethan era, following Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and leading to the emergence of Philip Sidney. He was the first poet to deify Queen Elizabeth I, and composed the first comedy written in English prose, which was used by Shakespeare as a source for The Taming of the Shrew. Zwei Bände, zus. VI,1.108 Seiten, Leinen (Anglistica & Americana; Band 82/Olms Verlag 1974) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear