The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, Knight of the Order of St. James

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The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, Knight of the Order of St. James

L'ESTRANGE, Sir Roger (trans.)

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In these satirical Visions, Quevedo (1580-1645) appears to showcase his antipathy for mankind. The first dream is "The Bedeviled Catchpole" in which a tax collector is possessed by an evil spirit, which results in the evil spirit begging to be exorcised, since the tax collector is the more evil of the two. In Death and her Empire, Quevedo provides more examples of humanity's dishonest ways. The Last Judgment provides a glimpse of that grim event. The translator, Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704) was a pamphleteer, author and staunch defender of Royalist claims.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Richard Sare
  • Edition: Tenth Edition, corrected
  • Date Published: 1708
  • Place Published: London
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Very good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    282, [2] p. 20 cm. Full leather with blank impressing. Worn hinges and corners, small chip in spine tail. Bookplate for Robert Salusbury Cotton of Cumbermere in the County of Chester on front pastedown with corresponding signature on rear pastedown. Ink notations on front pastedown and title page. No front free endpaper. Pages browned.

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