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The Poems of Alexander Montgomerie

Name: The Poems of Alexander Montgomerie
Author: Montgomerie, Alexander; James Cranstoun (editor.)

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printed for the Society by W. Blackwood and Sons with a 45-page introduction & contents list to the front & a large section of notes to the poems to the rear. Alexander Montgomerie (c. 1550–1598) was a Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, or makar, born in Ayrshire. He was one of the principal members of the Castalian Band, a circle of poets in the court of James VI in the 1580s which included the king himself. Montgomerie was for a time in favour as one of the king's "favourites". He was a Catholic in a largely Protestant court and his involvement in political controversy led to his expulsion as an outlaw in the mid-1590s. Montgomerie's poetry, much of which examines themes of love, includes autobiographical sonnets and foreshadows the later metaphysical poets in England. He is sometimes, by tradition, given the epithet "Captain".

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First Edition; Gilt titles spine; Includes glossary

Author Montgomerie, Alexander; James Cranstoun (editor.)

Date 1887

Binding Hardcover (rebound in dark blue cloth)

Publisher Scottish Text Society (Edinburgh)

Condition Near Fine Condition

Pages 57 + 432

Price: £50.00

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