This experimental book of poetry incorporates the 17th-century political tract THE EIKON BASILIKE, which was censored because King Charles I of England, who was later deposed and beheaded, supposedly wrote it. However, the authorship is questionable, and several versions were secretly disseminated throughout England in the following decades. In her introduction to this volume, Howe describes how her son bought a copy of a 19th-century bibliography of this work at a book sale. It is that bibliography, which underscores the ...
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This experimental book of poetry incorporates the 17th-century political tract THE EIKON BASILIKE, which was censored because King Charles I of England, who was later deposed and beheaded, supposedly wrote it. However, the authorship is questionable, and several versions were secretly disseminated throughout England in the following decades. In her introduction to this volume, Howe describes how her son bought a copy of a 19th-century bibliography of this work at a book sale. It is that bibliography, which underscores the mystery of THE EIKON BASILIKE in its various versions and diverse authorship, that inspired the present piece.
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Add this copy of A Bibliography of the King's Book Or, Eikon Basilike to cart. $300.00, like new condition, Sold by White Raven Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Paradigm Press.
