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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910511655103321
• Autore: Elyot Thomas, Sir, <1490?-1546.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2018]
• ISBN: 90-04-36516-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 pages)
• Collana: International studies in the history of rhetoric ; ; 9
• Altri autori (Persone): SullivanRobert <1951->; WalzerArthur E. <1944->
• Disciplina: 320
• Soggetti: Counseling; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.