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Order and Disorder
Lucy Hutchinson
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Description for Order and Disorder
Hardback. "Order and Disorder", the first epic poem by an Englishwoman, has never before been available in its entirety. David Norbrook has attributed the work to the republican, Lucy Hutchinson. In this volume, he provides a wealth of editorial matter, along with the full version of "Order and Disorder". Editor(s): Norbrook, David. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Order and Disorder, the first epic poem by an Englishwoman, has never before been available in its entirety. The first five cantos were printed anonymously in 1679, but fifteen further cantos remained in manuscript, probably because they were so politically sensitive. David Norbrook, widely recognized as a leading authority on Renaissance literature and politics, has now attributed the work to the republican, Lucy Hutchison. In this prestigious scholarly volume, he provides a wealth of editorial matter, along with the first full version of Order and Disorder ever to be published.
Order and Disorder, the first epic poem by an Englishwoman, has never before been available in its entirety. The first five cantos were printed anonymously in 1679, but fifteen further cantos remained in manuscript, probably because they were so politically sensitive. David Norbrook, widely recognized as a leading authority on Renaissance literature and politics, has now attributed the work to the republican, Lucy Hutchison. In this prestigious scholarly volume, he provides a wealth of editorial matter, along with the first full version of Order and Disorder ever to be published.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631220602
SKU
V9780631220602
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About Lucy Hutchinson
David Norbrook is Professor of English at the University of Maryland. His publications include Poetry and Politics in the English Renaissance (1984) and Writing the English Republic: Poetry, Rhetoric and Politics 1627-1660 (1999).
Reviews for Order and Disorder
"This eagerly awaited volume largely meets the high expectations readers have of Norbrook. Norbrook's edition belongs in the library of all colleges that grant a degree in English - not only because new scholarly topics include comparisons of Hutchinson and John Milton but because Hutchinson's "meditations" reveal a writer of considerable gifts. For that revelation readers are all deeply in ... Read more