The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse
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No previous anthology has succeeded in illustrating so thoroughly the kinds of verse actually written in the eighteenth century. The familiar tradition is fully represented by selections from such poets as Pope, Swift, Tomson, Gray, Smart, Goldsmith, Cowper, Burns, and Blake. In addition, the anthology includes verse by many forgotten writers, both men and women, from all levels of society. Although they have never figured in conventional literary history, they wrote humorous, idiosyncratic, and graphic verse about their personal experience and the world around them, in a way that should challenge received ideas about the periods restraints and inhibitions. This book is intended for general readers; students of 18th century English literature; collectors of `Oxford Books of'.
Author: Roger Lonsdale
Format: Paperback, 912 pages, 140mm x 220mm, 601 g
Published: 1987, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
Genre: Poetry Texts & Poetry Anthologies
Description
No previous anthology has succeeded in illustrating so thoroughly the kinds of verse actually written in the eighteenth century. The familiar tradition is fully represented by selections from such poets as Pope, Swift, Tomson, Gray, Smart, Goldsmith, Cowper, Burns, and Blake. In addition, the anthology includes verse by many forgotten writers, both men and women, from all levels of society. Although they have never figured in conventional literary history, they wrote humorous, idiosyncratic, and graphic verse about their personal experience and the world around them, in a way that should challenge received ideas about the periods restraints and inhibitions. This book is intended for general readers; students of 18th century English literature; collectors of `Oxford Books of'.
The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse