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A Piece of the World Discovered

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It was in 1628 that JOHN EARLE published his book of character studies Microcosmographie, or A Piece of the World Discovered; and Earle's shrewdly observed types recur in English poetry before and since.
Michael Schmidt , Special Lecturer in Poetry at Manchester University, offers some poetical illustrations of Earle's perennial English aborigines. 1: A Young Man
Readers ANN ARIS, PAUL WEBSTER Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester

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John Earle
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Michael Schmidt
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Paul Webster
Producer:
Fraser Steel
Source: Radio Times

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