Description
Book SynopsisOrder and Disorder, the first epic poem by an Englishwoman, has never before been available in its entirety. David Norbrook has attributed the work to the republican, Lucy Hutchinson. In this volume, he provides a wealth of editorial matter, along with the full version of Order and Disorder.
Trade Review"This eagerly awaited volume largely meets the high expectations readers have of Norbrook. Norbrook's edition belongs in the library of all colleges that grant a degree in English - not only because new scholarly topics include comparisons of Hutchinson and John Milton but because Hutchinson's "meditations" reveal a writer of considerable gifts. For that revelation readers are all deeply in Norbrook's debt." Choice
"Norbrook's presentation of Order and Disorder is exemplary: finely judged, meticulous, and alert to textual resonance." Notes and Queries
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations.
Abbreviations and References.
Chronology.
Order and Disorder: The Poem and its Contexts:.
Lucy Hutchinson.
Reading the Bible.
Biblical Verse.
The Divine Narrative.
Politics and Religion.
Eve's Version? Genesis, Women and the Woman Writer.
Note on the Text and Editing.
Acknowledgements.
Order and Disorder.
Appendix: 'Elegies', no. 3.
Further Reading.
Bibliography.
