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Ben Jonson's walk to Scotland : an annotated edition of the 'foot voyage'

Loxley, James, 1968- editor, Groundwater, Anna, editor, Sanders, Julie, 1968- editor

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\"At the heart of this book is a previously unpublished account of Ben Jonson's celebrated walk from London to Edinburgh in the summer of 1618. This unique firsthand narrative provides us with an insight into where Jonson went, whom he met, and what he did on the way. James Loxley, Anna Groundwater and Julie Sanders present a clear, readable and fully annotated edition of the text. An introduction and a series of contextual essays shed further light on topics including the evidence of provenance and authorship, Jonson's contacts throughout Britain, his celebrity status, and the relationships between his 'foot voyage' and other famous journeys of the time. The essays also illuminate wider issues such as early modern travel and political and cultural relations between England and Scotland. It is an invaluable volume for scholars and upper-level students of Ben Jonson studies, early modern literature, seventeenth-century social history, and cultural geography\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 Travel England. / Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 Travel Scotland. / Literature and society Great Britain History 17th century. / Cultural geography Great Britain. / LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. / England Foreign relations Scotland Early works to 1800. / Scotland Foreign relations England Early works to 1800.
• ISBN: 9781107003330, 1107003334

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR2638.B56 2015	1	BOOK	GENERAL