This edition of Maurice Scève's 1544 poetic cycle Délie, objet de plus haulte vertu was prepared specifically for English-speaking students.

Preface; Note on the reproduction of the emblems; List of abbreviations; Introduction: 1. Scève before Délie; 2. The emblems; 3. The literary and cultural background; 4. Versification; 5. The language of Délie; 6. From grammar to rhetoric; 7. The present edition; Bibliography; Text; Notes; Appendix A. Speroni and the Délie; Appendix B. Distribution of emblems in the 1544 edition; Appendix C. Rhetorical figures in the Délie; Appendix D. L'ordre des figures & emblemes; Table et indice.