The works of Mary Leapor /
Mary Leapor (1722-46) was the kitchen-maid daughter of a Northamptonshire gardener. Her poems are at times amusing, angry and poignant. This volume presents all of her works, generously introduced and annotated, so that general readers may embrace this remarkable poet, whom many critics now believe...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Oxford English texts.
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| Summary: | Mary Leapor (1722-46) was the kitchen-maid daughter of a Northamptonshire gardener. Her poems are at times amusing, angry and poignant. This volume presents all of her works, generously introduced and annotated, so that general readers may embrace this remarkable poet, whom many critics now believe to be one of the outstanding figures of eighteenth-century literature. |
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| Physical Description: | xlii, 358 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198182929 9780198182924 |