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008			260927s2001 xxk 0 eng d
020			_a9780199244454
020			_a0199244456
040			_aInACL _beng _erda _cInACL
082	0	4	_a828.309 _bSCO _223
100	1		_aScott-Warren, Jason _eauthor
245	1	0	_aSir John Harington and the book as gift / _cJason Scott-Warren
264		1	_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2001
300			_a273 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Sir John Harington (1560-1612) has long been recognized as one of the most colourful and engaging figures at the English Renaissance court. Godson of Queen Elizabeth, translator of Ariosto, and inventor of the water-closet, he was also a lively writer in a wide variety of modes, and an acute commentator on his times. This study opens a new perspective on Harington's literary production by attending to the fact that almost all of his writings were designed as gifts. Combining detailed readings and first-hand historical research, Jason Scott-Warren reconstructs the complex, often devious agenda which Harington wrote into his books as he customized them for specific individuals and occasions. Offering a wealth of insights into self-fashioning and the pursuit of patronage, this study makes a persuasive case for the significance of material culture to textual interpretation. It will be of in
650		0	_aHarington, John, Sir, 1560-1612 -- Criticism and interpretation
650		0	_aGift books -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 16th century
650		0	_aAuthors and patrons -- England -- History -- 16th century
650		0	_aLiterary patrons -- Great Britain
650		0	_aAuthors and patrons
650		0	_aCriticism and interpretation
650		0	_aGift books
650		0	_aHistory
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