Sorry, David,i just gave my Heber et al edition to Jeff Dolven. See if he
wants to sell it. tpr
David Wilson-Okamura wrote:
> Today I was looking at old numbers of PMLA on microfilm, and found this by
> accident: B. B. Gamzue, "Elizabeth and Literary Patronage," PMLA 49 (1934):
> 1041-49. The conclusion is pretty hard: "it is clear that the reputation of
> Elizabeth as a patron of letters and learning, has been derived not from
> her deeds, but largely from legend based upon the many adulatory
> dedications to her. No such reputation probably was ever more cheaply
> bought" (1049). No doubt there were extenuating circumstances (no money,
> bad year for pearls, what have you). But -- Ouch! (Or should we say,
> Ouches!)
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