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- Title
George Puttenham's Lewd and Illicit Career.
- Authors
May, Steven W.
- Abstract
This essay explores the life of Elizabethan writer George Puttenham. He is best known as the probable author of the book "The Art of English Poesy." He also wrote the book "A Justification of Queene Elizabeth in Relacion to the Affaire of Mary Queene of Scottes." A brief biography of Puttenham is provided. Key sources for his biography are the records of his legal wranglings. It discusses Puttenham's declining reputation. It provides an overview of his marriage to Lady Windsor. It highlights Puttenham's last years in London, England.
- Subjects
LONDON (England); ENGLAND; PUTTENHAM, George; ART of English Poesy by George Puttenham: A Critical Edition, The (Book); JUSTIFICATION of Queene Elizabeth in Relacion to the Affaire of Mary Queene of Scottes, A (Book); AUTHORS
- Publication
Texas Studies in Literature & Language, 2008, Vol 50, Issue 2, p143
- ISSN
0040-4691
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1353/tsl.0.0001