01894cam a22003253u 4500 72464 UtSlPG 20260610134657.0 m cr n 260607r20231815utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833 Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 1 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mirror_for_Magistrates Release date is 2023-12-22 Tim Lindell, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 1" by Joseph Haslewood is an edition of a Tudor-period poetry collection. This work presents tragic tales of historical figures whose lives ended in downfall, conceived as a continuation of medieval exemplary literature. Various poets contributed poems told through the voices of ghosts examining their deeds in a mirror, offering warnings to magistrates and rulers. The collection evolved through multiple editions, shifting from politically contentious moral lessons drawn from recent English history to celebratory accounts of ancient British legends and national pride. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Lackington, Allen, & Co., 1815 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources Great Britain -- History -- Poetry https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72464 113189 113189