Alexander Oldys (1636-1708), Ode on Dryden (1700). EEBO Editions, 2011. Courtesy Amazon.com.
Alexander Oldys (1636-1708) was an English poet and novelist.[1]
Recognition[]
The plot of his 1682 novel The Fair Extravagant was used in the 1695 play by "Ariadne," She Ventures and He Wins.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- An Ode, by Way of Elegy: On the universally lamented death of the incomparable Mr. Dryden. London: 1700.
Novels[]
- The fair Extravagant; or, The humorous bride: An English novel. London: Charles Blount, 1682.
- The London Jilt; or, The politick whore. London: Hen. Rhodes, 1683.
- The Female Gallant; or, The wife's the cuckhold: A novel. London: Samuel Briscoe, 1692.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Alexander Oldys(1636-1708), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, Aug. 31, 2016.
- ↑ Jorge Figueroa Dorrego, Abstract, "Ariadne’s adaptation of Alexander Oldys’s The Fair Extravagant in She Ventures and He Wins], Sociedad Espanola de Estudios Renacentistas Ingleses 19:177-188 (January 2009). ResearchGate, Web, Aug. 31, 2016.
- ↑ Search results = au:Alexander Oldys, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 31, 2016.
External links[]
- Books
- Alexander Oldys at Amazon.com
- About
- Alexander Oldys(1636-1708) at English Poetry, 1579-1830
- Alexander Oldys, ‘The Fair Extravagant’ (1682)
- The Fair Extravagant; or, The Humorous Bride
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