Izaak WaltonTwayne, 1998 - 124 pages The best-known fishing manual ever written, Izaak Waltons Compleat Angler has appeared in hundreds of editions and appealed to generations of readers since its first publication in 1653. No less remarkable are Waltons LIVES of various eminent contemporaries, especially of Richard Hooker, John Donne, and George Herbert, essential studies that have earned Walton the reputation of being the originator of English biography. Waltons various works have generally been treated separately or in isolation from one another, but Paul Stanwoods critical commentary uniquely describes the interrelationship of all the works. This study also examines the life and thought of Walton in terms of the revolutionary times in which he lived. In an artless and graceful style that matches the eloquence of this subject, Stanwood provides students of all levels with a clear and concise introduction to this seminal figure of the English Renaissance. |
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... Compleat Angler . 1655 Retires with Anne and their three children to Stafford- shire ; second edition of The Compleat Angler . 1660 1661 Returns to London ; eclogue on the king's return . The Compleat Angler , third edition ; moves to ...
... Compleat Angler , 1653–1967 : A New Bib- liography ( Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press , 1970 ) , which is a very full list of translations and editions . But ... Compleat Angler The Compleat Angler 112 NOTES AND REFERENCES.
P. G. Stanwood. Selected Bibliography PRIMARY SOURCES The Compleat Angler The Compleat Angler , or the Contemplative Man's Recreation . Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing , Not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers . London : Richard ...