Editor's Note:

• A New Home for EMLS (The University of Alberta's Department of English).

Articles:

• Article Abstracts / Résumés des Articles.
• Marlowe, Edward II, and the Cult of Elizabeth. [1]. Dennis Kay, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
• The Poetic Nocturne: From Ancient Motif to Renaissance Genre. [2]. Chris Fitter, Rutgers University, Camden.

Professional Note:

• The Perdita Project: A Database for Early Modern Women's Manuscript Compilations. [3]. Victoria Burke and Elizabeth Clarke, Nottingham Trent University.

Reviews:

• John Rogers. The Matter of Revolution: Science, Poetry, and Politics in the Age of Milton. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1996. [4]. Andrew McRae, University of Sydney.
• Warren Chernaik. Sexual Freedom In Restoration Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. [5]. Andrew P. Williams, North Carolina Central University.
• Stephen Orgel. Impersonations: The Performance of Gender in Shakespeare's England. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1997. [6]. Anthony Dawson, University of British Columbia.
• Louis Montrose. The Purpose of Playing: Shakespeare and the Cultural Politics of the Elizabethan Theatre. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1996. [7]. Paul Budra, Simon Fraser University.
• Joan Ozark Holmer. The Merchant of Venice: Choice, Hazard and Consequence. New York: St. Martin's P, 1995. [8]. Bryan N.S. Gooch, University of Victoria.
• Elizabeth Cary. The Tragedy of Mariam. Ed. Stephanie J. Wright. Staffordshire: Keele UP, 1996. [9]. Carrie Hintz, University of Toronto.
• Charles Ross. The Custom of the Castle: From Malory to Macbeth. Berkeley: U of California P, 1997. [10]. J.B. Lethbridge, University of Tuebingen.
• Reviewing Information, Books Received for Review, and Forthcoming Reviews.

Readers' Forum:

Responses to articles, reviews, and notes appearing in this issue that are intended for the Readers' Forum may be sent to the Editor at EMLS@UAlberta.ca.

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