The poet Richard Robinson, and author of
The Rewarde of Wickednesseand
A Golden Mirror, must be differentiated from the compiler and translator Richard Robinson of London. We know very little about the poet Robinson, except that he was probably from Alton in Staffordshire (‘Robinson, Richard’ (
fl.1573–1589)’, Brian Cummings,
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004). In the preliminary matters of his epic poem
The Rewarde of Wickednessehe identifies himself as a servant for the Earl of Shrewsbury and he dedicated
The Rewarde of Wickednesseto Gilbert Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury’s second son. Robin Myers’
Stationer’s Company Archive: An Account of the Records 1554-1984cites three texts attributed to this Robinson from Staffordshire:
The845 words
Citation: Ward, Allyna. "Richard Robinson". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 September 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13018, accessed 27 November 2024.]
