Epic poem · 1609 (first books 1595)

The Civile Wars betweene the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke

Eight books in ottava rima (1609 text)

by Samuel Daniel

Samuel Daniel's historical epic of the Wars of the Roses, from the deposition of Richard II to the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, in eight books of eight-line stanzas. The first four books appeared in 1595; the 1609 edition corrected and continued the poem. Each book opens with a short verse argument.

Contents · 8 parts

• The First Bookeabout 950 lines
• The Second Bookeabout 940 lines
• The Third Bookeabout 740 lines
• The Fourth Bookeabout 780 lines
• The Fift Bookeabout 940 lines
• The Sixt Bookeabout 920 lines
• The Seventh Bookeabout 900 lines
• The Eightth Bookeabout 900 lines

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