The Hawthornden Manuscripts of William Fowler and the Jacobean Court 1603-1612

This book explores the Hawthornden manuscripts of William Fowler, Scottish poet, largely unknown to modern scholars.

Allison L. Steenson is a researcher in British literature at the University of Padua (DISLL - Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari). Her work has mostly focused on Scottish literature, specifically on the Castalian poets at the Jacobean court and on the Scottish sonnet form. More recently, she has been working on the Hawthornden manuscripts of William Fowler, a "treasure trove" of early modern manuscript material, on which she wrote her doctoral dissertation. She has collaborated to research and museum projects focusing on archival and manuscript material, and on early printed books. Dr. Steenson is an alumna of the Universities of Padua, Edinburgh and St Andrews, and a fellow of IASH (The Institute of Advanced Studied, Edinburgh). When she is at home, she lives in Veneto, Italy.

Introduction Chapter One: A life of William Fowler Chapter Two: The state of the Hawthornden manuscripts Chapter Three: The Hawthornden manuscripts and the Queen's court Chapter Four: The Hawthornden manuscripts and politics at court Chapter Five: The Hawthornden manuscripts and court servants Conclusions