Poetry and the creation of a Whig literary culture, 1681-1714 /
"This book offers a revisionist history of early eighteenth-century poetry. It demonstrates that many of the Whig writers frequently attacked as hacks and dunces were in fact successful and popular in their own time. This text maps the evolution of this poetic tradition, examining the relations...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book offers a revisionist history of early eighteenth-century poetry. It demonstrates that many of the Whig writers frequently attacked as hacks and dunces were in fact successful and popular in their own time. This text maps the evolution of this poetic tradition, examining the relationship between literary and political culture in the early eighteenth-century"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (303 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199255202 9780199255207 9781435622548 1435622545 |