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Prefaces to four seventeenth-century romances : Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill, preface to Parthenissa (1655) ; Sir George Mackenzie, "Apologie for romances," prefixed to Aretina, the serious romance (1660) ; Nathaniel Ingelo, preface to Bentivolio and Urania (1660) ; Robert Boyle, preface to Theodora and Didymus (1687) /

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Other Authors: Boyle, Roger, Earl of Orrery, 1621-1679, Mackenzie, George, 1636-1691, Ingelo, Nathaniel, 1621?-1683, Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, 1953.
Series:Publication (Augustan Reprint Society) ; no. 42.
Subjects:
Romances, English > 17th century > Criticism and interpretation.
Prefaces.
English fiction > Early modern, 1500-1700.
English fiction > Early modern
1500-1700
Prefatory works.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to Parthenissa (1655) / Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill.
  • Apologie for romances, prefixed to Aretina, the serious romance (1660) / Sir George Mackenzie.
  • Preface to Bentivolio and Urania (1660) / Nathaniel Ingelo.
  • Preface to Theodora and Didymus (1687) / Robert Boyle.