The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century.

The selections from 132 authors in this anthology represent gender, social class, and racial and national origin as inclusively as possible, providing both grea

The focus of the volume, in addition to standard features such as the bibliographical update on 15th-c. theater, is on late-medieval authors as literary critics

An introduction to and advice on book collecting with a glossary of terms and tips on how to identify first editions and estimated values for over 20,000 collec