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Jack of Newbury
Thomas Deloney
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Description for Jack of Newbury
Paperback. A superb teaching edition of one of the most engaging prose narratives of the late sixteenth century. Editor(s): Herman, Peter C. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Among all manual arts used in this land, none is more famous for desert, or more beneficial to the commonwealth, than is the most necessary art of clothing. So begins Thomas Deloney's extraordinary prose narrative, dedicated To All Famous Clothworkers in England. It is an amiable and remarkably entertaining work of fiction-and also one that connects powerfully with the real world of sixteenth-century England. Deloney recounts the story of John Winchcombe, in his younger years called Jack of Newbury, an early sixteenth-century apprentice in the company of weavers. Courted by the wife of his former ... Read more
Among all manual arts used in this land, none is more famous for desert, or more beneficial to the commonwealth, than is the most necessary art of clothing. So begins Thomas Deloney's extraordinary prose narrative, dedicated To All Famous Clothworkers in England. It is an amiable and remarkably entertaining work of fiction-and also one that connects powerfully with the real world of sixteenth-century England. Deloney recounts the story of John Winchcombe, in his younger years called Jack of Newbury, an early sixteenth-century apprentice in the company of weavers. Courted by the wife of his former ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions
Condition
New
Weight
206g
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781554812103
SKU
V9781554812103
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About Thomas Deloney
Thomas Deloney was a sixteenth century balladeer, prose writer and silk-weaver. Peter C. Herman, Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University, USA is the author or editor of many books, including The New Milton Criticism (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Royal Poetrie: Monarchic Verse and the Political Imaginary of Early ... Read more
Reviews for Jack of Newbury
This is an edition that explores Deloney's fascination with the historical and suggests his writings' relevance to the politics of his time. - Times Literary Supplement, 3rd June 2016