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  • A Supplication for the Beggars

    Enriched edition. A Satirical Call to Reform: Challenging Clerical Corruption in 16th Century England

    by Simon Fish, Marcus Hudson ...
    In "A Supplication for the Beggars," Simon Fish delivers a poignant examination of socio-economic disparity in Early Modern England through a compelling mixture of prose and verse. The work is infused with a satirical tone that calls attention to the plight of the impoverished while challenging the moral and ethical sensibilities of the time. In essence, Fish's text serves as both a literary and ... Read more

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  • A Supplication for the Beggars

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    by Simon Fish, Noah Knightley ...
    In "A Supplication for the Beggars," Simon Fish presents a compelling treatise that delves into the socioeconomic dynamics and moral responsibilities entwined with poverty in early 16th-century England. Written in a poignant yet accessible style, Fish employs a mixture of personal narrative and rhetorical appeal, aiming to evoke empathy and action from the gentry towards the plight of the ... Read more

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  • Defiant Voices That Shattered Christendom – 4 Classic Protestant Reformation Texts

    Enriched edition. Address To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Servetus and Calvin, A Supplication for the Beggars

    by Martin Luther, Robert Willis, Simon Fish, John Frith, Innis Vale ...
    In 'Defiant Voices That Shattered Christendom – 4 Classic Protestant Reformation Texts,' readers will delve into a carefully curated selection of seminal works that encapsulate the fervor of the Protestant Reformation. The anthology presents a tapestry of ideas reflecting the revolutionary spirit that challenged the prevailing doctrines of the Catholic Church. These texts of varied literary styles ... Read more

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  • Donne: Everyman's Poetry

    by John Donne ...
    The best of John Donne's poemsJohn Donne (1572-1631) was born into a Catholic family and studied law before sailing with Essex to attack Cadiz in 1596. He was appointed secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton, the Lord Keeper (later Lord Chancellor), in 1598, but forfeited his worldly prospects when he secretly married Ann More, Lady Egerton's niece, in 1601; he was dismissed by Egerton and briefly ... Read more

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  • The Love Poems of John Donne

    by John Donne ...
    Born in 1572 in London England, John Donne was an English Jacobean poet of exceptional skill, whose poetry was known for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor. While Donne was well educated and his poetic talents considerable he struggled for much of his life to provide for his family. Having published only two volumes during his lifetime, he was not a professional poet. Despite ... Read more

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  • Troilus And Cressida (Mobi Classics)

    by Geoffrey Chaucer ...
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  • The Discovery of Witches

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    by Matthew Hopkins, Mallory Holbrook ...
    In "The Discovery of Witches," Matthew Hopkins, known as the self-proclaimed Witchfinder General, presents a chilling account of witch trials during the English Civil War. Written in a polemical style, the book integrates first-person narratives, legal treatises, and theological arguments to justify the persecution of alleged witches. Through detailed testimony and fervent rhetoric, Hopkins argues ... Read more

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  • John Donne

    by John Donne ...
    John Donne (1572-1631) forfeited his Parliamentary seat and was briefly imprisoned when his secret marriage to Ann More was uncovered in 1601. He spent the subsequent decade in poverty, trying to rehabilitate his reputation. He entered the Church in 1615, and become Dean of St Paul's. His first volume of poetry was published posthumously in 1633.In this series, a contemporary poet selects and ... Read more

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  • English Renaissance Poetry

    A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson

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    AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE AUTHOR OF STONERPoetry in English as we know it was largely invented in England between the early 1500s and 1630, and yet for many years the poetry of the era was considered little more than a run-up to Shakespeare. The twentieth century brought a reevaluation, and the English Renaissance has since come to be recognized as the period of extraordinary poetic experimentation ... Read more

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  • Oedipus

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  • The Convent of Pleasure: A Comedy

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