Wynkyn appears in some of the eclogues in Drayton's _Idea. The
Shepherd's Garland_ (1593). As far as I can recall he's a shepherd, and
not a printer. One is not usually both in pastoral. And perhaps in
life too.
Gavin
Sean Henry wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Rosemond Tuve (in her _Allegorical Imagery: Some Mediaeval Books and
> Their Posterity_), in discussing Wynkyn de Worde's 1529 Morte D'arthur,
> mentions Drayton "who could put Wynkyn de Worde in an eclogue" (422). My
> question is one of seeking a shortcut: can anyone direct me to the
> eclogue Tuve means? Does she refer to de Worde as a character in an
> eclogue, or to de Worde's Morte?
>
> Many thanks, as ever.
>
> Sean.
>
>
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> University of Victoria, B.C., Canada
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