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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459047303321

Autore

Nicholls Mark <1959->

Titolo

Sir Walter Raleigh : in life and legend / / Mark Nicholls and Penry Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2011

ISBN

0-8264-3549-1

1-4725-9994-2

1-283-01575-7

9786613015754

1-4411-3182-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 p.)

Disciplina

942.05/5092

B

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-365) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents\ Preface\ Abbreviations\ List of Maps\ List of Illustrations\ The Devon Man\ The Favourite\ Roanoke\ The Outcast\ El Dorado\ The Rival\ The Court Poet\ The Suspect\ The Traitor\ The Prisoner\ The Tower Writings\ i The Tracts\ ii. The Great History\ iii. The Dialogue of Counsel\ The Last Voyage\ The Martyr\ The Legacy\ An Epilogue

Sommario/riassunto

New biography of one of the key figures in British history focusing on both his writing and legacy.