SIR THOMAS WYATT AND THE RHETORIC OF REWRITING. 'Turning the Word'.

Second printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. With a black and white portrait frontispiece of Sir Thomas Wyatt (c.1504-1542) and five black and white illustrations throughout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh, with just a touch of rubbing to the spine tips. The contents, with a little offsetting to the inner hinges, are otherwise clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper, which is without fading, loss, or tears.

'This book reappraises Sir Thomas Wyatt (c.1504-1542) as a poetic innovator from the literary avant-garde of early Tudor England. It discusses Wyatt's reflections on the writing process and his awareness of how words can be turned in new directions [...] over the course of a text's production, transmission, and reception. Where previous studies have read Wyatt's poetry from a largely biographical standpoint, this book examines the reading practices of his Tudor audiences and editors. It also considers the different types of textuality shown by the manuscript collections that contain his verse' (publisher's blurb).