Skelton, John, Sir

The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the Author and His Writings by ... A. Dyce. Skelton, John, Sir

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Poetical Works of John Skelton: with notes, and some account of the author and his writings by ... A. Dyce. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Skelton, John; Dyce, Alexander; 1843. 2 vol.; 8 . G.11566,67. Contributor Bio:  Skelton, John John Skelton, a chemistry and economics graduate, worked for many years in the federal government fostering innovation in Canadian small businesses. The founding editor of Industry Canada's award winning "Small Business Quarterly", he is currently an educator with the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Contributor Bio:  Dyce, Alexander Christopher Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 - 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for the use of blank verse, and their overreaching protagonists.