Collected Poetical Works of Michael Drayton (Delphi Classics)

A friend of Shakespeare, the Elizabethan poet Michael Drayton produced a prolific body of works of innovative metres and forms.

The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting.

This volume presents Drayton's collected works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Drayton's life and works* Concise introduction to the life and poetry of Drayton* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the poems* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Includes many rare poems available in no other collection* Also includes Drayton's only extant drama, SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE* Features a bonus biography - discover Drayton's Elizabethan world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super SetCONTENTS:The Life and Poetry of Michael DraytonBRIEF INTRODUCTION: MICHAEL DRAYTONThe Poetry CollectionsTHE HARMONY OF THE CHURCHIDEA, THE SHEPHERD'S GARLANDTHE LEGEND OF PIERS GAVESTONIDEA'S MIRRORMATILDAENDIMION AND PHOEBEMORTIMERIADOSTHE LEGEND OF ROBERT, DUKE OF NORMANDYENGLAND'S HEROICAL EPISTLESTHE BARONS' WARS IN THE REIGN OF EDWARD IITO THE MAIESTIE OF KING JAMESTHE OWLA PAEAN TRIUMPHALLTHE MAN IN THE MOONBALLAD OF AGINCOURTPOLY-OLBIONIDEA, 1619THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURTNIMPHIDIA, THE COURT OF FAERYTHE QUEST OF CINTHIATHE SHEPHERD'S SIRENAELEGIES UPON SUNDRY OCCASIONSTHE MOON CALFMOSES' BIRTH AND MIRACLESTHE MUSES' ELIZIUMDAVID AND GOLIAHTHE SHORTER POEMSThe PoemsLIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe PlaySIR JOHN OLDCASTLEThe BiographyMICHAEL DRAYTON by Cyril BrettPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set