Complete Poems and Plays of Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke (1554-1628), in Two Volumes. Volume 2- The Verse Treatises; the Early Versions of Mustapha

“Professor Wilkes’s edition will thus serve the fundamental purpose of all scholarly endeavors: it will enable, and contribute to, the continuing conversation.” - Prof. John Gouws North-West University

“Many years of research into Greville have resulted in what is the closest thing to a definitive edition … a major contribution to our understanding of the English Renaissance.” —Prof. A. D. Cousins, Macquerie University

“This masterly edition, through its detailed examination of the texts of Greville’s verse, brings out his versatility as a writer in many genres … the unpacking of Greville’s loaded terms is one of the most intriguing features of the commentary. This exemplary edition of The Complete Poems and Plays of Fulke Greville warrants the traditional accolade of ‘monumental’.” — Prof. Margaret Harris, University of Sydney

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FOREWORD Professor John Gouws
PREFACE
REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS
A CHRONOLOGY OF FULKE GREVILLE
THE VERSE TREATISES
A TREATISE OF MONARCHY
Introduction
I Of the Beginning of Monarchy
II Declination of Monarchy to Violence
III Of Weake Minded Tyrants
IV Cautions Against these Weake Extremities
V Stronge Tyrants
VI Of Church
VII Of Lawes
VIII Of Nobilitie
IX Of Commerce
X Of Croune Revenue
XI Of Peace
XII Of Warr
XIII The Excellencie of Monarchie Compared with Aristocratie
XIV The Excellencie of Monarchie Compared with Democratie
XV The Excellencie of Monarchie Compared with Aristocratie, and Democratie, Joyntlie
A TREATIE OF WARRS
AN INQUISITION UPON FAME, AND HONOR
OF HUMANE LEARNINGE
OF RELIGION
TEXTUAL REVIEW
COMMENTARY
APPENDIX A
The Early Versions of Mustapha
APPENDIX B
Greville’s Epitaph on Sidney
APPENDIX C
‘A tale I once did heare a trewe man tell’