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Aaron Hill : the muses' projector, 1685-1750 /

Aaron Hill was one of the most lively cultural patrons and brokers on the London literary scene - an image hard to square with the company of undistinguished scribblers to which Pope relegated him in the 'Dunciad'. This biography aims to correct this distorted picture of Hill's life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerrard, Christine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Hill, Aaron, > 1685-1750.
Hill, Aaron, > 1685-1750
Authors and patrons > England > London > History > 18th century.
Theater > England > London > History > 18th century.
London (England) > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Literary patrons > Great Britain > Biography.
Authors, English > 18th century > Biography.
Literary patrons > England > Biography.
Écrivains et mécènes > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Londres (Angleterre) > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
Mécènes de la littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Écrivains anglais > 18e siècle > Biographies.
Mécènes de la littérature > Angleterre > Biographies.
Authors and patrons
Authors, English
Intellectual life
Literary patrons
Theater
England > London
Great Britain
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
Biographies
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Aaron Hill was one of the most lively cultural patrons and brokers on the London literary scene - an image hard to square with the company of undistinguished scribblers to which Pope relegated him in the 'Dunciad'. This biography aims to correct this distorted picture of Hill's life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (267 pages : illustrations, portrait.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-258) and index.
ISBN:9780191714122
0191714127