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Title	John Dickenson's "Greene in conceipt" (1598) : a critical edition with commentary
Author	Stacey, Shirley, 1965-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1991. English Language and Literature
Date	1991
Pagination	lxvi, 234 leaves : ill.
Subject	Dickenson, John, fl. 1594. Greene in conceipt
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of English Language and Literature
Discipline	English Language and Literature
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 224-234.
Abstract	Greene in Conceipt (1598) is a late example of euphuistic prose romance. It is highly moralistic account of one woman's life, prefaced by a unique satirical advertisement in which the ghost of Robert Greene transmits the story to the narrator in a dream. The story within the dream-frame reworks the popular prodigal son motif found in the works of Greene and Lyly. Valeria, a prodigal daughter, is one of the most complex and interesting female characters in Elizabethan prose fiction. -- Greene in Conceipt is a bibliographical rarity: only two copies of the single edition remain (located in the Huntington and Bodleian Libraries). This edition provides a critical old-spelling text, and is the first to examine both extant copies. The text attempts to follow the Huntington copy exactly with regards to spelling, punctuation, paragraphs, indentations, and dialogue (except for minor regularization of printing house conventions) and all emendations are duly noted. The presence of some variants indicate that the text was corrected in the press, although not necessarily by the author. -- The introduction discusses Greene in Conceipt, particularly with reference to its didacticism and interest in punished women, and examines the role of Robert Greene in the work. The narrative voice, which is deliberately obscured, provides a possible explanation for the didacticism and euphuistic elements in the text. A brief biography of John Dickenson is included, followed by an outline of the critical principles upon which the edition is based. -- The commentary attempts to provide present-day meanings for Dickenson's language, read against the Oxford English Dictionary, as well as his own works and those of his contemporaries (particularly Robert Greene); to identify his use of proverbs and natural history; to examine his classical and contemporary allusions; and, where possible, to give parallels to other texts.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76099337
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(33.82 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Stacey_Shirley.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	35919.cpd