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Unacknowledged legislators : the poet as lawgiver in post-revolutionary France /

'Unacknowledged Legislators' presents a detailed history of the theory and practice of French poetry from 1750 through to the end of the Romantic period. Focusing on five major writers of the period, it demonstrates how the figure of the poet as lawgiver was central to the theory and pract...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearson, Roger
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
French poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
French poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
Poésie française > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie française > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
French poetry
1700-1899
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Unacknowledged Legislators' presents a detailed history of the theory and practice of French poetry from 1750 through to the end of the Romantic period. Focusing on five major writers of the period, it demonstrates how the figure of the poet as lawgiver was central to the theory and practice of poetry during this period.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191816130
0191816132