by Rachel Stenner I started editing Baldwin’s The Canticles or Balades of Salomon, phraselyke declared in Englysh Metres (1549) a couple of weeks ago. It is his first major poetic work but, unlike the later Mirror for Magistrates, there’s barely anything published on this book (though, ahem, look out for two essays I have in … Continue reading Introducing the Song of Songs
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The First Printed English Sonnet (and not by Surrey or Wyatt)
I’m starting my first textual editing project, working with Professor Scott Lucas of The Citadel, on The Collected Literary Works of William Baldwin. And this is the first of a series of very brief blog posts I will write to introduce each of Baldwin's individual texts. There will be many threads I leave untied in … Continue reading The First Printed English Sonnet (and not by Surrey or Wyatt)
Editing William Baldwin
by Dr Rachel Stenner So, BTC's catnap lasted a little longer than planned, and this is a tiny note to update you on what is happening in Mouseslayer's world at the moment. The wonderful Professor Frances Babbage and I are working on a special edition of Textual Practice, which we hope will be out later … Continue reading Editing William Baldwin
Beware the Cat 