ABSTRACT
Joseph Hall (1574–1656) published ‘Virgidemiarum’ (six books of ‘Tooth-lesse’ and ‘Byting’ satires) when he was a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The first group includes much comment on the accepted literary genres, and incidental reference to a number of popular contemporary writers. Hall later became a conspicuous churchman, Bishop of Exeter and Norwich, and engaged in a pamphlet war with Milton. ‘Virg.’, I, iii is concerned with tragedy.
