Anthony Munday: The Honourable, Pleasant and Rare Conceited Historie of Palmendos: A Critical Edition with an Introduction, Critical Apparatus, Notes and Glossary

The first critical edition of The Honourable, Pleasant, and Rare Conceited Historie of Palmendos, a chivalric romance translated into English by Anthony Munday, is published. The original text, Primaleón de Grecia I, was a bestseller on the Spanish market and was translated into many European languages. Munday's translation is based on the French version by François de Vernassal. The edition includes the first thirty-two chapters and focuses on the adventures of Palmendos on his journey to Constantinople. Anthony Munday was a versatile and prolific author who worked as a spy for Elizabeth's government and wrote and translated works of religious controversy and contemporary European politics. This edition is an original-spelling edition that produces a text as close as possible to Mundays original manuscript.

Format: Hardback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

The Honourable, Pleasant and Rare Conceited Historie of Palmendos, a chivalric romance translated into English by Anthony Munday, is the first critical edition of the work. The original text, Primaleón de Grecia I, was published in Salamanca in 1512 and quickly became a bestseller on the Spanish market. It was subsequently translated into numerous continental European languages. Mundays translation is based on the French version by François de Vernassal, published in 1550. It comprises the first thirty-two chapters of the French text and focuses on the adventures of Palmendos on his journey to Constantinople.

Anthony Munday, who passed away in 1633 at the age of seventy-three, had a long and illustrious career as a poet, playwright, author of civic pageantry, chronicle writer, pamphleteer, and translator. He was one of the most versatile and prolific authors of his time. Munday was a controversial figure in his own era, serving as a spy for Elizabeth's government and penning and translating works of religious controversy as well as pamphlets on contemporary European politics.

This edition is an original-spelling edition that aims to produce a text as close as possible to Mundays original manuscript. It includes a comprehensive introduction that provides valuable background information on the work, its translation, and its historical context. The introduction also discusses Munday's life and career, highlighting his contributions to literature and his role as a political commentator.

Overall, this critical edition of The Honourable, Pleasant and Rare Conceited Historie of Palmendos is an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of early modern literature and history. It offers a new perspective on a significant work that has been widely studied and admired for centuries.

Weight: 705g
Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781580444828