WALTON, IZAAK

1593–1683, English writer. He wrote one of the most famous books in the English language, The Compleat Angler; or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation. The first edition appeared in 1653, and it was reissued frequently with additional material; the last edition in Walton's lifetime appeared in 1676. The book not only describes the technique of angling, but draws a picture of peace and simple virtue that was Walton's protest against the civil wars taking place at the time. He also wrote several biographies, including ones of John Donne (1640), Sir Henry Wotton (1651), and George Herbert (1670), all of whom were his friends.

See study by D. Novarr (1958); J. R. Cooper, The Art of The Compleat Angler (1968).

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Izaak Walton
Book by Margaret Bottrall; Longmans, Green & Co., 1955
Subjects: Walton, Izaak--1593-1683
...other editors of Walton's work. IZAAK WALTON AND THE EARLIER ENGLISH WRITERS...FISHING , BY R. B. Marston 1894 . IZAAK WALTON AND HIS FRIENDS , by Stapleton Martin 1903 . THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON , by E. Marston 1908 . IZAAK WALTON...
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Metaphysical to Augustan: Studies in Tone and Sensibility in the Seventeenth Century
Book by Geoffrey Walton; Bowes & Bowes, 1955
Subjects: English Poetry--Early Modern, 1500-1700--History And Criticism
...the term familiar style to describe the Essays as a whole, but it seems best to keep it for passages that resemble Izaak Walton and the early essayists and character writers. An unsophisticated simplicity of this kind comes out in such sentences...
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Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
Book by Henry Van Dyke; Scribners Sons, 1900
Subjects: Fiction
...England Hills,"142. "Angler, The Compleat."See Walton, Izaak. Angler: the education of an, 109 . "Anglers Guide...134 . Bergen: town of, 160 . Berries, 75 ; Izaak Walton quoted on, 76 . Bethune, Rev. Dr. George W., an...
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Painting in Britain, 1530 to 1790
Book by Ellis Waterhouse; Penguin Books, 1953
Subjects: Painting--Great Britain
...107 Walpole, Sir Robert, in the Painters Studio Hayman 146 ; 120 b Walton, Henry 209 -10, 231 Walton, Izaak Huysmans , 69 Walton, Izaak, jnr Huysman , 69 Wanley, Humphrey Hill , 101 WANSTEAD HOUSE, Nollekens 142 Wanstead House, Assembly...
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English Biography in the Seventeenth Century: Selected Short Lives
Book by Vivian De Sola Pinto; G.G. Harrap, 1969
Subjects: Authors, English--Early Modern, 1500-1700--Biography, Civilization, Modern--17th Century, Great Britain--Biography, Great Britain--Intellectual Life--17th Century
...Edition, revised by J. G. C. Anderson Oxford, 1922 . WALTON IZAAK: The Lives of Dr John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr Richard...Mr Richard Hooker, Mr George Herbert Written by Izaak Walton, the Fourth Edition London, 1675 . This is actually...
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journal articles on: Walton Izaak  - 83 results

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Clare's River Poetry
Journal article by Bridget Keegan; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 34, 2003
Subjects: Clare, John, Poetry--Research, Taylor, John, Walton, Izaak
...poems, they associate Clare with Izaak Walton and a long tradition of river writing...Clare adopts the position of Walton, who states in The Compleat Angler...Letters of John Clare. 1970; Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. 1948...
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Reading as Pastoral Experience in Walton's Compleat Angler
Journal article by John J. Miller; Reader, 2005
Subjects: Fishing, Literary criticism, Novels, Reading, Walton, Izaak (1593-1683), Writers
...under the trees, reading old Izaak, satisfied that it was his...Royalist during the interregnum, Walton certainly had personal motives...involves a removal in time, as Walton notes in his dedication of the...points out that in his Lives, Walton tried to show how the subjects...
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Religion and Fly Fishing: Taking Norman Maclean Seriously
Journal article by Theodore Weinberger; Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature, Vol. 49, 1997
Subjects: A River Runs Through It (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Family--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Grace (Theology)--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Maclean, Norman--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...fishing and life outdoors. Izaak Waltons The Compleat Angler...woods.(5) But for both Walton and Thoreau, it is possible...fishermen" (1). See Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler...Houghton Mifflin. 1960. Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler...
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Recent Studies in the English Renaissance
Journal article by Achsah Guibbory; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 45, 2005
Subjects: English history--Works, English literature--Criticism and interpretation, Renaissance--Criticism and interpretation, Renaissance--Works
...athletic games and exercises" (p. 20), he discusses the anti-sport polemic, Shakespeares Henry VI, Jamess Book of Sports, Izaak Waltons Compleat Angler, and, finally, Samsons athletic performance in Miltons Samson Agonistes. Particularly valuable is...
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Religious Criticism, the Verse Epistle, and Donne's Daring Discretion
Journal article by Gregory Kneidel; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 55, 2005
Subjects: Donne, John--Criticism and interpretation, Donne, John--Works, Poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, Religion and literature--Criticism and interpretation, Religious literature--Criticism and interpretation
...critics. Donnes old biography, as first formulated in Izaak Waltons Lives (1658), reads a lot like Pauls traditional...T., D. The dove and the serpent. London, 1614. Walton, Izaak. Life of Dr. John Donne (1640) in John Donne, Devotions...
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magazine articles on: Walton Izaak  - 35 results

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Montana Hideway
Magazine article by Caroline Patterson; Sunset, Vol. 207, December 2001
Subjects: Christmas, Hotels & motels, Izaak Walton Inn-Essex MT
...Good chance of snow. * LODGING Izaak Walton Inn. 33 rooms from $88 (three...trimmings. This is Christmas at the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, Montana. Built...crews, the inn was named for Sir Izaak Walton, the 16thcentury English author...
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Gunpowder and Roses
Magazine article by Patricia Cleveland-Peck; History Today, Vol. 48, September 1998
Subjects: Hertfordshire, England--Historic sites, Military art and science--History, Military parks--England
...Thames -- had Catholic connections. The official archive runs from 1660 and shows that a woman, Phillipa Walton, ancestor of Izaak Walton of The Compleat Angler fame, ran the Mill in the eighteenth century. It was soon the biggest gunpowder...
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Picturing Piscators: Since the Late Middle Ages the Sport of Angling Has Inspired Illustrators and Cartoonists
Magazine article by Mark Bryant; History Today, Vol. 60, February 2010
Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons--Social aspects, Cartooning--Social aspects, Cartoons--Social aspects, Fishing (Recreation)--Appreciation, Fishing (Recreation)--Portrayals, Fishing (Recreation)--Social aspects, Fishing--Appreciation, Fishing--Portrayals, Fishing--Social aspects
...the subject ever since Izaak Walton (1593-1683) wrote...caught in driving showers" Izaak Walton (February 5th, 1842...that would astonish old Izaak could he come to life...and George Jones as Walton and Cotton hooking the...
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Natural Allies: If Only Hunters, Anglers, and Environmentalists Would Stop Taking Potshots at Each Other, They'd Be an Invincible Force for Wildlands Protection
Magazine article by Ted Williams; Sierra, Vol. 81, September 1996
Subjects: Environmental protection--Planning, Fishers (Persons)--Environmental policy, Hunters--Environmental policy
...National Wildlife Federation, the Izaak Walton League of America, Trout Unlimited...declares Paul Hansen, director of the Izaak Walton League of America, a conservation...American Fisheries Society, the Izaak Walton League, the American Sportfishing...
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Dashing through the Snow
Magazine article by Claire Walter; Sunset, Vol. 204, January 2000
Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Snowshoes, Trails, Travel, Western states, Winter sports
...Montana, is home to the historic Izaak Walton inn, and an excellent access point...the scenery is intensely alpine. Izaak Walton Inn, from $98. Guided tours...including snowshoes; rentals $12. Izaak Walton Inn Rd.; (406) 8885700 or www...
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newspaper articles on: Walton Izaak  - 246 results

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Izaak Walton League to Pay for Pollution at Gun Range
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), July 10, 2004
Subjects: Izaak Walton League of America
Izaak Walton League to Pay for Pollution at Gun Range...jury declared the Eugene chapter of the Izaak Walton League a public nuisance Friday because...Nina Tetzler. Representatives of the Izaak Walton League could not be reached for comment...
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Izaak Walton League Helps Hunters and Landowners Cooperate on Access
Newspaper article by Gene Mueller; The Washington Times, June 17, 1998
Izaak Walton League helps hunters and landowners cooperate on access by Gene Mueller The Izaak Walton League of America deserves to succeed...you read this. While we root for the Izaak Walton League and hope it bridges a frequently...
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A Nice Line in Comfort; Foodie Rather Than Fishy: It May Be Named after Izaak Walton's Treatise but the Compleat Angler Is Keener on Promoting Its Restaurant Than Casting around for Angling Custom
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), December 5, 2007
...Than Fishy: It May Be Named after Izaak Waltons Treatise but the Compleat...COMPLEAT Angler hotel is called after Izaak Waltons treatise onfly-fishing...sympathetic. Like I say, were in Izaak Walton territory here, also Three Men in...
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Shooters Say Verdict Was a Win for Range
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), July 13, 2004
Subjects: Izaak Walton League of America
...involved the Eugene chapter of the Izaak Walton League and not the national organization...make the distinction clear. The Izaak Walton League, defending itself against...sought $40,000); declared the Izaak Walton League "a public nuisance" for...
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Ikes Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Save Our Streams Program
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 2, 2009
Subjects: Izaak Walton League of America--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations
...Program. Throughout 2009, the Izaak Walton League of America will celebrate...governments. The Elgin Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America was founded in...welcome. To find out more about the Izaak Walton League of America and the SOS program...
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encyclopedia articles on: Walton Izaak  - 11 results

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Walton, Izaak
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WALTON, IZAAK 1593 1683, English writer. He wrote one of the most famous books in the English language, The Compleat Angler; or, the Contemplative...
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Dove , River, England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Trent near Burton upon Trent. It forms much of the Derbyshire-Staffordshire boundary. Its watercourse was a haunt of Izaak Walton and still provides fishing. The rocky and wood-bordered Dovedale, below Hartington, is celebrated by artists and...
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Winchester , Town, England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Gothic cathedral. It is the burial place of Saxon kings and queens and of William of Wykeham, Samuel Wilberforce, Izaak Walton, and Jane Austen. In Winchester are remains of Wolvesey Castle, where Queen Mary I lived in 1554. St. Cross Hospital...
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Biography
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the monarchs absolute power on the daily lives of others. In England, Samuel Pepys s Diary, John Evelyn s Diary, Izaak Walton s Lives and John Aubrey s Lives of Eminent Men (all mid-17th cent.) introduced informality and intimacy to their...
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Hoddesdon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and horticultural works. Broxbourne Woods attracts many London visitors. Several old inns and houses still stand. Izaak Walton , author of The Compleat Angler, used to fish in the Lea River, which flows nearby...
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