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Eighteenth-Century Poetry: An Annotated Anthology

Christine Gerrard

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The second edition of this popular anthology reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in the period 1700-1800.

New edition of this popular anthology of eighteenth-century poetry.

Reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in this period.

Traditionally prominent authors, such as Pope, Swift, Burns and Cowper, are represented alongside lesser-known writers, particularly women.

For the second edition, the political and satirical content of the anthology has been strengthened with the inclusion of poems such as Charles Churchill's Night, Samuel Johnson's London and Swift's A Satirical Elegy on a Late Famous General.

The revised edition includes material by two new women poets, Martha Sansom and Sarah Dixon.

The editors continue to draw out interesting links between poems, and especially between male and female poets.

Language: English

Pages: 561

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers

Release: February 13, 2004

ISBN: 1405113197

ISBN 13: 9781405113199

Eighteenth-Century Poetry: An Annotated Anthology

Christine Gerrard

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The second edition of this popular anthology reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in the period 1700-1800.

New edition of this popular anthology of eighteenth-century poetry.

Reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in this period.

Traditionally prominent authors, such as Pope, Swift, Burns and Cowper, are represented alongside lesser-known writers, particularly women.

For the second edition, the political and satirical content of the anthology has been strengthened with the inclusion of poems such as Charles Churchill's Night, Samuel Johnson's London and Swift's A Satirical Elegy on a Late Famous General.

The revised edition includes material by two new women poets, Martha Sansom and Sarah Dixon.

The editors continue to draw out interesting links between poems, and especially between male and female poets.

Language: English

Pages: 561

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers

Release: February 13, 2004

ISBN: 1405113197

ISBN 13: 9781405113199

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