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miscellanist

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mis·cel·la·nist  (ms-lnst, m-sl-)
n. Chiefly British
One who compiles, writes, or edits miscellanies.
miscellanist [mɪˈsɛlənɪst]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a writer of miscellanies
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Clark, Thomas Heywood: Playwright and Miscellanist (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1931), 15; F.
"Speaking some words, but of no importance"? Stage directions, Thomas ... by Verstegan, Richard / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
64) In addition to alluding to Quintilian, Decembrio says that an important model for the discussions he is about to report is Aulus Gellius, the second-century CE miscellanist, whose Attic Nights would also serve as the model for Angelo Poliziano's Miscellanea.
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The verse collected together in a highly successful miscellany by many authors, The Paradise of Dainty Devices, first printed in 1576 and reprinted nine times in the Elizabethan period, illustrates many of the characteristics of the desired speaking voice of the mid-century miscellanists.
Misogyny and the Complete Gentleman in Early Elizabethan Printed ... by Heale, Elizabeth / Yearbook of English Studies
 
 
 
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