Elkanah Settle: His Life and Works (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Elkanah Settle: His Life and Works When this work was begun, it was my intention to publish a short biography of Elkanah Settle and a brief discussion of his works, with an edition of The Empress of Morocco, a play which has engaged the interest of the student of the drama and of stage-construction chiefly because it was the occasion of one of the most interesting literary quarrels of the Restoration period, and because it contains, as the "first illustrated drama in England," the most exact information which we possess concerning the interior of a Restoration theater. Later I decided to confine the dissertation to a study of the life and works of Settle, and to publish the play in a separate volume. The material for the edition of the play is in hand, and the volume will appear at an early date. The present work consists of two parts. Section I contains the "Biography" and a separate discussion, under "Quarrels and Controversies," of the literary squabbles and political struggles in which the poet was involved. Section II aims to give, in the "Discussion of the Plays," information sufficient to enable the student of the drama to judge of the character and merit of these productions since they, never having been reprinted since the poet's death, are not easily accessible. This section contains, furthermore, an account of Settle's custom of having copies of his poems specially bound for presentation, and a brief discussion of his miscellaneous productions, in which are included the titles of many poems never before mentioned in a list of his works. The list of persons to whom I am indebted for aid in the preparation of this work is a large one; it is with much pleasure that I now publicly offer my thanks to them. I am indebted for the loan of books and folios to John H. Wrenn, Esq., of Chicago, whose splendid collection of rare books furnished the titles of some poems not generally attributed to Settle; to William C. Lane, Esq., librarian of Harvard University, by whose kindness I was permitted the use of some very rare volumes; to James H. Canfield, Esq., librarian at Columbia University; to John C. Schwab, Esq., librarian at Yale University; and to Mr. A. E. Hill, librarian of the Modern Language Libraries at the University of Chicago, whose kindness and interest were of great assistance to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Paperback, Label: Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Product group: Book, Published: 2015-09-27, Studio: Forgotten Books.

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