Thinking with Ferrar Papers 1422: A c. 1681 Verse Miscellany

Abstract This article explores a late seventeenth-century manuscript verse miscellany held amongst the Ferrar Papers in Magdalene College, Cambridge, not previously discussed by critics. By attending to both the specific features of this manuscript miscellany (including poems by John Dryden, Katheri...

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Published inLibrary Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 192 - 215
Main Author Smyth, Adam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Oxford University Press 01.06.2020
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
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17th century
Archives & records
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
United Kingdom > UK
England
Cambridge England
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Summary:Abstract This article explores a late seventeenth-century manuscript verse miscellany held amongst the Ferrar Papers in Magdalene College, Cambridge, not previously discussed by critics. By attending to both the specific features of this manuscript miscellany (including poems by John Dryden, Katherine Philips. and others), and the larger Ferrar archive, the article considers broader questions about how to read and interpret manuscript miscellanies.
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ISSN:0024-2160
1744-8581
DOI:10.1093/library/21.2.192