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An Anthology of Elizabethan Prose Fiction Reissue Edition
Author(s): Paul Salzman
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: February 15, 2009
- Edition: Reissue
- Language: English
- Print length: 417 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199540578
- ISBN-13: 9780199540570
Book Description
This anthology contains five of the most important short works of Elizabethan prose fiction: George Gascoigne's The Adventures of Master F.J., John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, Robert Greene's Pandosto: The Triumph of Time, Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller, and Thomas Deloney's Jack of Newbury. Paul Salzman has modernized the texts for easier comprehension.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`I am delighted to see, at long last, such a judicious collection' Roger Moss, University of Essex`An excelent anthology: representative works, well-edited, intelligently annotated. Exactly what we've been looking for for many years.' Dr William Zunder, Hull University`A timely and well-selected anthology of literature undeservedly neglected to date.' Dr Kim Walker, University college, Dublin. 'I've been needing an anthology of this sort for some years. I'm currently restructuring a course on renaissance literature and will try to find a place for this.' B.D.Ingram, Teesside Polytechnic 'An exceptionally useful collection, with very good notes and glossary, which will thence forward feature prominently in our teaching the literature of the period.' Prof. J.A.Berthood.'An excellent anthology: the best selection of these texts available' Professor Brian Vickers, ETH Zürich
About the Author
Paul Salzman is a Lecturer in English Literature at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
