De re poetica, [late 17th century].

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De re poetica, [late 17th century].

Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of extracts from this work on poetry. The manuscript first discusses general characteristics of poetry and then "characters and censures" of various classical and contemporary poets, including Chaucer, Katherine Philips, the Earl of Rochester, and Shakespeare.

1 v. (ca. 220 p.) ; 15 x 10 cm.

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