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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... persons as the aristocratic Herbert , including John Donne . Although Herbert died quite young , in 1633 , Walton ... person who kept an alehouse but did not serve meals or rent rooms . Gervase was married to Anne ( b . ca. 1554 , but of ...
... Person and Comportment ; for indeed he was of a choice shape , tall of stature , and of a most perswasive behaviour ; which was so mixed with sweet Discourse , and Civilities , as gained him much love from all Persons with whom he ...
... person express his feelings and opinions , but he adopts his personal acquaintances , and alludes to many circumstances in ... persons of whom he speaks , he is silent , mildly observing that " it becomes him not to censure . " ( Nicolas ...