Constructing the Text of the View of the Present State of Ireland before the New Bibliography
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Published:2021-06-16
Issue:1
Volume:47
Page:10-26
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ISSN:0098-2474
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Container-title:Explorations in Renaissance Culture
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language:
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Short-container-title:Explorations in Renaissance Culture
Affiliation:
1. Huntington Library, United States of America, San Marino, CA, jeanie.brink@gmail.com
Abstract
Abstract
This paper begins with an account of the history of modern editions of Spenser’s View, analyzes textual scholarship, and concludes with a skeptical reexamination of Spenser’s rhetorical objectives. As this paper will demonstrate, a critical bibliography is needed to clarify the dates, scribes, and provenance of the twenty-one complete manuscripts of the View of the Present State of Ireland.
Subject
Literature and Literary Theory,Music,Philosophy,History,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Cultural Studies