The Two Walter Raleighs: Famous Father, Rebellious Son and a Shared Tragedy - Couverture souple

Tromly, Fred B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476672407 ISBN 13 : 9781476672403

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2018

Synopsis

Sir Walter Raleigh's biographers have given little attention to his tragic relationship with his son Wat (Walter). They began in proud identification, each seeing himself in the other. But after the father's political downfall and imprisonment for treason, he lost his authority in the family, and the son began to reject paternal advice and his studies and to engage in violent quarrels and duels. Often the father used his influence to rescue his son from his rash acts.

Things came to a head after Wat was sued by a young woman for violent assault, and imprisoned. The aged Raleigh had been freed from the Tower to lead an expedition to Guiana, and--as recently discovered documents reveal--he delivered his son from the law by commissioning him as a captain on his flagship, ominously named the Destiny. In a shared tragedy, Wat was killed in a skirmish, and the grieving Raleigh returned to England, broken in spirit and ready for the execution that awaited him.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fred B. Tromly is a professor emeritus of English at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. His previous books and articles include scholarly studies of Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Raleigh.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476672407
• ISBN 13: 9781476672403
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 230
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible