Thomas Elyot, critical editions of four works on counsel : The doctrinal of princes, Pasquill the playne, Of that knowlage whiche maketh a wise man, and The defence of good women /
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
Thomas Elyot, critical editions of four works on counsel : The doctrinal of princes, Pasquill the playne, Of that knowlage whiche maketh a wise man, and The defence of good women / edited by Robert Sullivan, Arthur E. Walzer. - 1 online resource (412 pages) - International studies in the history of rhetoric ; 9 . - International Studies in the History of Rhetoric 09. Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353282. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Thomas Elyot: Life and Work -- Elyot on Rhetoric and Counsel -- Doctrinal of Princes: Critical Introduction -- Doctrinal of Princes: Text -- Pasquill the Playne: Critical Introduction -- Pasquill the Playne: Text -- Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man: Critical Introduction -- Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man: Text -- The Defence of Good Woman: Critical Introduction -- The Defence of Good Woman: Text -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects.
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This volume provides the first modern scholarly editions of four works on the rhetoric of counsel by Sir Thomas Elyot (1490-1546), humanist scholar and advisor to Henry VIII of England. The Doctrinal of Princes , a translation of Isocrates’ To Nicocles , and probably the earliest English book translated directly from Greek into English, consists of a collection of aphorisms, all advising moderation, addressed to monarchs. Pasquill the Playne , the first English pasquinade, is a comic dialogue on the ethical challenges involved in counseling a prince. Of That Knowledge Which Maketh a Wise Man is a direct imitation of a Platonic dialogue, in which Plato’s confrontation with the Sicilian tyrant Dionysius is given dramatic form. A third dialogue, The Defense of Good Women , is the first printed English book that argues for the moral and political equality of women to men. Included in the volume are a general introduction to Elyot’s life and political career, extensive critical introductions to each of the texts, full recordings of the variations between printed editions, and substantive notes.
9789004365162
10.1163/9789004365162 DOI
2018008888
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
Counseling.
PR2270.E5 / A4 2018
824/.2
Thomas Elyot, critical editions of four works on counsel : The doctrinal of princes, Pasquill the playne, Of that knowlage whiche maketh a wise man, and The defence of good women / edited by Robert Sullivan, Arthur E. Walzer. - 1 online resource (412 pages) - International studies in the history of rhetoric ; 9 . - International Studies in the History of Rhetoric 09. Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353282. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Thomas Elyot: Life and Work -- Elyot on Rhetoric and Counsel -- Doctrinal of Princes: Critical Introduction -- Doctrinal of Princes: Text -- Pasquill the Playne: Critical Introduction -- Pasquill the Playne: Text -- Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man: Critical Introduction -- Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man: Text -- The Defence of Good Woman: Critical Introduction -- The Defence of Good Woman: Text -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
This volume provides the first modern scholarly editions of four works on the rhetoric of counsel by Sir Thomas Elyot (1490-1546), humanist scholar and advisor to Henry VIII of England. The Doctrinal of Princes , a translation of Isocrates’ To Nicocles , and probably the earliest English book translated directly from Greek into English, consists of a collection of aphorisms, all advising moderation, addressed to monarchs. Pasquill the Playne , the first English pasquinade, is a comic dialogue on the ethical challenges involved in counseling a prince. Of That Knowledge Which Maketh a Wise Man is a direct imitation of a Platonic dialogue, in which Plato’s confrontation with the Sicilian tyrant Dionysius is given dramatic form. A third dialogue, The Defense of Good Women , is the first printed English book that argues for the moral and political equality of women to men. Included in the volume are a general introduction to Elyot’s life and political career, extensive critical introductions to each of the texts, full recordings of the variations between printed editions, and substantive notes.
9789004365162
10.1163/9789004365162 DOI
2018008888
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
Counseling.
PR2270.E5 / A4 2018
824/.2