Gavin Alexander is a University Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. His publications include Writing after Sidney: The Literary Response to Sir Philip Sidney, 1586–1640 (2006), Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism (2004), a co-edited volume, Renaissance Figures of Speech (2007), and numerous articles and book chapters on literary and musicological topics. He teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level across a wide range of topics, from ancient to modern literature, with a particular emphasis on Renaissance literature, the history and theory of literary criticism, and textual studies. His online Renaissance palaeography course 'English Handwriting' is widely used around the world. In 2008 he was awarded a Pilkington Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching at the University of Cambridge.

'Alexander's editorial skills are dazzling … All writers should be blessed with such editors.' Russ McDonald, The Times Literary Supplement

• Preface; Introduction: William Scott (c.1571–c.1617); The Model in context; Form and method; Textual introduction; The Model of Poesy; Commentary; Appendices: Appendix 1. The dedication to Scott's Du Bartas; Appendix 2. Scott's letter to Cecil; Appendix 3. Scott's will.

Gavin Alexander is a University Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. His publications include Writing after Sidney: The Literary Response to Sir Philip Sidney, 1586–1640 (2006), Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism (2004), a co-edited volume, Renaissance Figures of Speech (2007), and numerous articles and book chapters on literary and musicological topics. He teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level across a wide range of topics, from ancient to modern literature, with a particular emphasis on Renaissance literature, the history and theory of literary criticism, and textual studies. His online Renaissance palaeography course 'English Handwriting' is widely used around the world. In 2008 he was awarded a Pilkington Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching at the University of Cambridge.

'Alexander's editorial skills are dazzling … All writers should be blessed with such editors.' Russ McDonald, The Times Literary Supplement

• Preface; Introduction: William Scott (c.1571–c.1617); The Model in context; Form and method; Textual introduction; The Model of Poesy; Commentary; Appendices: Appendix 1. The dedication to Scott's Du Bartas; Appendix 2. Scott's letter to Cecil; Appendix 3. Scott's will.

Gavin Alexander is a University Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. His publications include Writing after Sidney: The Literary Response to Sir Philip Sidney, 1586–1640 (2006), Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism (2004), a co-edited volume, Renaissance Figures of Speech (2007), and numerous articles and book chapters on literary and musicological topics. He teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level across a wide range of topics, from ancient to modern literature, with a particular emphasis on Renaissance literature, the history and theory of literary criticism, and textual studies. His online Renaissance palaeography course 'English Handwriting' is widely used around the world. In 2008 he was awarded a Pilkington Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching at the University of Cambridge.

'Alexander's editorial skills are dazzling … All writers should be blessed with such editors.' Russ McDonald, The Times Literary Supplement

• Preface; Introduction: William Scott (c.1571–c.1617); The Model in context; Form and method; Textual introduction; The Model of Poesy; Commentary; Appendices: Appendix 1. The dedication to Scott's Du Bartas; Appendix 2. Scott's letter to Cecil; Appendix 3. Scott's will.