CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. All rights reserved AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE POETRY OF THE AGE OF SHAKESPEARE CHOSEN AND ARRANGED BY W. T. YOUNG, M.A. LECTURER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AT THE Cambridge: at the University Press THE It is the object of this series to let each age speak for itself, and to give coherence and prominence to what seem to be its significant features. Thus, the thought, temper, manners and activities of the period of Shakespeare, which is the theme of the first two volumes, are exemplified in selections from contemporary poetry and prose. The former illustrates the literary interests, models and aspirations, as well as the lyrical and rhetorical quality of the time; the latter gives a picture of the Elizabethan Englishman, painted by himself, in pursuit of his business, sport or roguery. Volumes dealing in like manner with other periods will follow, and the series will include a history of English literature for general readers. 10 August 1910 W. T. YOUNG. J. DOVER WILSON. |