Sir Walter Raleigh : in life and legend / Mark Nicholls and Penry Williams.
Nicholls, Mark, 1959-; Williams, Penry.
2011
DA86.22.R2 N53 2011 (Mapit)
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Title Sir Walter Raleigh : in life and legend / Mark Nicholls and Penry Williams.
Author Nicholls, Mark, 1959-
ISBN 9781441112095
144111209X
Publication Details London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
Language English
Description xii, 378 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number DA86.22.R2 N53 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 942.05/5092 B
Summary Sir Walter Raleigh is a figure writ large in popular imagination. Yet how can we understand this man who was soldier, voyager, visionary, courtier, politician, poet, historian, patriot and 'traitor'? Recent research has illuminated the context of his career at the Court of Elizabeth I, while much is still to be learned about Raleigh the man. Drawing on new texts of his poems, letters and travel narratives, Nicholls and Williams use Raleigh's own writings to explore his ideas, personality, feelings and values. No biography of Raleigh can be complete with out an assessment of his posthumous reputation. Myths that accumulated around him tell us something about the man himself, but far more about the perceptions of his own and subsequent generations. Raleigh's talents as a writer ensured his positive legacy, but the appropriation of his legend for so many differing political uses has left us with a complex picture. Exploring how the many re-workings of Raleigh all touch on truth, Nicholls and Williams provide a new account of the life of this ever compelling figure. - Publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Williams, Penry.
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The Devon Man
The Favourite
Roanoke
The Outcast
El Dorado
The Rival
The Court Poet
The Suspect
The Traitor
The Prisoner\ The Tower Writings
i The Tracts
ii. The Great History
iii. The Dialogue of Counsel
The Last Voyage
The Martyr
The Legacy
An Epilogue.

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