Sir Walter Ralegh created a powerful public identity by means of the prose texts he wrote from prison. This new study not only offers a much-needed analysis of these neglected political writings, but also demonstrates the ways in which his readers modified Ralegh's public identity in a series of fascinating posthumous reinterpretations. By focusing on both Ralegh and his interpreters, this book contributes to the growing body of work on the politics and practice of writing and reading in early-modern England.

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ANNA R. BEER teaches at the Universities of Oxford and Reading, specialising in courses for mature students. She is the author of several articles on early modern writing.

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Book Title: Sir Walter Ralegh and his Readers in the Seventeenth Century
Authors: Anna R. Beer
Series Title: Early Modern Literature in History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230371606
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1997
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-66076-8Published: 15 October 1997
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37160-6Published: 15 October 1997
Series ISSN: 2634-5919
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5927
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 207
Topics: Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Political Science, History of Britain and Ireland

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Front Matter

Sir Walter Ralegh in the Seventeenth Century

The History of the World

A Dialogue betweene a Counsellor of State and a Justice of peace

The Speech from the Scaffold

Resurrecting Ralegh: the 1620s and 1630s

Re-forming Ralegh: the 1640s and 1650s

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