Thomas Elyot, critical editions of four works on counsel : The doctrinal of princes, Pasquill the playne, Of that knowlage whiche maketh a wise man, and The defence of good women /

Thomas Elyot, critical editions of four works on counsel : The doctrinal of princes, Pasquill the playne, Of that knowlage whiche maketh a wise man, and The defence of good women /

This volume provides the first modern scholarly editions of four works on the rhetoric of counsel by Sir Thomas Elyot (1490-1546), humanist scholar and advisor to Henry VIII of England. The Doctrinal of Princes , a translation of Isocrates' To Nicocles , and probably the earliest English book t...

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Main Author: Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.

Other Authors: Sullivan, Robert, 1951-, Walzer, Arthur E., 1944-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Series: International Studies in the History of Rhetoric 09.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353282.

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Elyot, Thomas, > Sir, > 1490?-1546.
Counseling.

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Call Number: PR2270.E5 A4 2018

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Thomas Elyot: Life and Work
  • Elyot on Rhetoric and Counsel
  • Doctrinal of Princes: Critical Introduction
  • Doctrinal of Princes: Text
  • Pasquill the Playne: Critical Introduction
  • Pasquill the Playne: Text
  • Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man: Critical Introduction
  • Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man: Text
  • The Defence of Good Woman: Critical Introduction
  • The Defence of Good Woman: Text
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Subjects.