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It also offers those more familiar with his work a fuller account than has hitherto been available of the manuscripts both of Hoccleve's own texts and, when he was translating from Latin or French, of his sources. Some of the themes and topics explored, with Hoccleve's light and witty touch, include women (for them or against them); money (always short of it, and as likely as not to be paid in counterfeit coin); isolation and suffering (causes various, but always painful); the pains of hell and the joys of heaven; the serendipitous nature of literary production; the writer as translator, reporter, or even as gossip.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49606993412369,"sku":"GOR005584444","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49731758883089,"sku":"NGR9780859897013","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/085989701X.jpg?v=1751447228"},{"product_id":"regiment-of-princes-book-thomas-hoccleve-9781580440233","title":"The Regiment of Princes","description":"Thomas Hoccleve was born in 1367 and entered government service as clerk in the office of the Privy Seal in 1387, an office that he held until his death in 1426. His earliest datable poem (the Epistle of Cupid, a free translation of Christine de Pisan's Epistre au Dieu d'Amour) was completed about 1402. The Regiment of Princes, written about 1410-11, was composed at a time when England was still feeling the consequences of the deposition of Richard II. Essentially it is addressed to a prince on the subject of his governance, but it exhibits considerable generic instability and thus raises fundamental questions about how we should understand the tone of considerable portions of the poem. For all the problems it presents, The Regiment shows that Hoccleve has strengths as a poet. At times he could be a very talented prosodist. In autobiographical sections of the poem he creates a most interesting early-modern subjectivity. 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This edition, derived from a manuscript in the possession of George Mason, offers readers a rare glimpse into Hoccleve's literary contributions, meticulously prepared with a preface, detailed notes, and a comprehensive glossary to aid understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoccleve, a contemporary of Geoffrey Chaucer, provides a unique perspective on 15th-century English life and thought. His poems, known for their introspective nature and vivid depictions of courtly life, offer valuable insights into the social and cultural milieu of medieval England. 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