A Choice of Sir Walter Ralegh's Verse - Softcover

Raleigh, Sir Walter; Ralegh Sir Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571087531 ISBN 13: 9780571087532

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 1973

Synopsis

Sir Walter Raleigh (circa 1554 - 29 October 1618) was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was cousin to Sir Richard Grenville and younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. One of the most colourful and politically powerful members of the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Walter Raleigh has come to personify the English Renaissance. In 1580, he took part in the English suppression of Ireland, earning a reputation as a war hero primarily for leading a massacre of unarmed Spanish and Italian troops. Upon his return to England, he was summoned by Queen Elizabeth to serve as an advisor on Irish affairs. Elizabeth was taken with Raleigh's personal charm, and he soon became one of her court favourites. In addition to lucrative royal commissions and grants, he was knighted in 1585, and in 1587, he was named captain of the Queen's personal guard. The majority of Raleigh's poetry was written during this period, much of it designed to flatter Elizabeth and secure her royal favour.

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571087531
• ISBN 13: 9780571087532
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72
• Editor: Nye Robert