A Poetical Rhapsody Explained

A Poetical Rhapsody (original spelling: A Poetical Rapsodie) is an Elizabethan verse miscellany compiled by Francis Davison with contributions by an unidentified ‘A. W.’ which went through four editions: 1602, 1608, 1611, and 1621.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: O'Callaghan, Michelle . Crafting Poetry Anthologies in Renaissance England: Early Modern Cultures of Recreation . 2020-12-10 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-86741-2 . 1st . 193–227 . A Poetical Rapsody: Francis Davison, the ‘Printer’, and the Craft of Compilation . 10.1017/9781108867412.006.

Notes and References

1. Book: Bullen, Arthur Henry . Arthur Henry Bullen . Davison's Poetical Rhapsody . 1 . London . George Bell and Sons . 1890 . lvi . 7098200M . 1050756585.