Sir Walter Ralegh and his Readers in the Seventeenth Century

Sir Walter Ralegh created a powerful public identity by means of the prose texts he wrote from prison. This new study not only offers a much-needed analysis of these neglected political writings, but also demonstrates the ways in which his readers modified Ralegh''s public identity in a series of fascinating posthumous reinterpretations. By focusing on both Ralegh and his interpreters, this book c...