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John Potter Briscoe (1848-1926) was a British librarian and author. His works include: Old Nottinghamshire (2 volumes) (1881), Curiosities of the Belfry (1883), Gleanings from God s Acre (1883), Stories About the Midlands (1883), A Great Masonic Writer (Dr. Oliver), and Other Masonic Publications (? ), A Popular History of Nottingham (1893), The Old Guild Hall and Prison of Nottingham (1895), Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire at the Dawn of the 20th Century (1901), Bypaths of Nottinghamshire History (1905) and Chapters of Nottinghamshire History (1908). He also edited Sportsman s Classics (3 volumes) (? ), Nottinghamshire Facts and Fictions (2 volumes) (1876), Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Notes and Queries (6 volumes) (1895), The Bibelots (1899) and Tudor and Stuart Love Songs (1902).
"Tudor and Stuart Love Songs" presents a rich anthology that explores the intricate interplay of love and lyricism during the late 15th to early 17th centuries in England. This collection showcases a diverse array of poetry and song, characterized by its lyrical elegance and emotional depth, reflecting the shifting socio-political landscapes of the Tudor and Stuart eras. The anthology not only delves into the themes of romantic longing and courtly affection but also serves as a historical lens through which readers can appreciate the cultural nuances of love in a time of great change, demonstrating the profound impact of the Renaissance and emerging Elizabethan ideals. The authors behind thi...
"Transactions and publications of the Royal Historical Society" in each vol., ser. 4, v. 18-26.
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In Chaos and Cosmos, Heidi Scott integrates literary readings with contemporary ecological methods to investigate two essential and contrasting paradigms of nature that scientific ecology continues to debate: chaos and balance. Ecological literature of the Romantic and Victorian eras uses environmental chaos and the figure of the balanced microcosm as tropes essential to understanding natural patterns, and these eras were the first to reflect upon the ecological degradations of the Industrial Revolution. Chaos and Cosmos contends that the seed of imagination that would enable a scientist to study a lake as a microcosmic world at the formal, empirical level was sown by Romantic and Victorian ...