1916 John Webster & the Elizabethan Drama Rupert Brooke

Description: Click here to see our other books! John Webster & the Elizabethan Drama Rupert Brooke 1916 Sidgewick & Jackson : London 8" by 6" xi, 276pp SUMMARY A literary criticism written by renowned tragic war poet Rupert Brooke on the subject of Elizabethan theatre and John Webster, a Jacobean dramatist. Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION On the subject of John Webster (c1580-c1632), a Jacobean dramatist known for his tragedies for stage, as well as Elizabethan drama more generally. This was written by Brooke between 1911-1912 as the dissertation which secured him his Fellowship at King's College, Cambridge.Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English poet remembered for his war poetry. He was a friend amongst the Bloomsbury group of writers, and was a member of the literary groups the Georgian Poets and the Dymock poets, which included Robert Frost and Edward Thomas as members. His sonnets written during the First World War remain some of the most important examples of Western war poetry, with 'The Soldier' and 'The Dead' being his most well known verses. He tragically perished from sepsis from a mosquito bite whilst sailing with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the First World War at the age of twenty-seven.Published the year following Brooke's death. CONDITION In a full cloth binding. Externally very smart, minor wear only. Pencil ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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