The Oxford handbook of British poetry, 1660-1800

The Oxford handbook of British poetry, 1660-1800 / edited by Jack Lynch.

In the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, 44 authorities from six countries survey the poetry of the age in all its richness and diversity--serious and satirical, public and private, by men and...

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Other Authors: Lynch, Jack (John T.) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford handbooks.
Subjects:
1600-1799
English poetry > 17th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
English poetry
Englisch
Lyrik
Literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Aufsatzsammlung.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Poems in social settings. Poems on the streets / William Donaldson
  • Poems on the stage / Cynthia Wall
  • Poems in print / James McLaverty
  • Poems in magazines / Jennifer Batt
  • Poems in the novel / Thomas Keymer
  • Poems in the nursery / Andrea Immel and Lissa Paul
  • Poems in the lecture hall / Richard Terry
  • Part II. Poetic identities. The poet as clubman / Moyra Haslett
  • The poet as professional / Brean Hammond
  • The poet as laborerer / Bridget Keegan
  • The poet as teacher / Lorna Clymer
  • The poet as man of feeling / Rivka Swenson
  • The poet as genius / Marshall Brown
  • The poet as fraud / Nick Groom
  • The poet as poetess / Isobel Grundy
  • Part III. Poetic subjects. Poems on poetry / David F. Venturo
  • Poems on politics / Christine Gerrard
  • Poems on nation and empire / Leith Davis
  • Poems on science and philosophy / Pat Rogers
  • Poems on place / Donna Landry
  • Poems on the sexes / Catherine Ingrassia
  • Part IV. Poetic form. Couplets / J. Paul Hunter
  • Blank verse / Conrad Brunström
  • Stanzas / Rodney Stenning Edgecombe
  • Free verse and prose poetry / Richard Bradford
  • Part V. Poetic genres. Pastoral / David Hill Radcliffe
  • Georgic / David Fairer
  • Epic / Anna M. Foy
  • Satire / Ashley Marshall
  • Ode / Sandro Jung
  • Elegy / James D. Garrison
  • Ballad / Ruth Perry
  • Devotional poetry / Emma Mason
  • Lyric / Jennifer Keith
  • Translation / Tanya Caldwell
  • Part VI. Poetic devices. Imagery / Timothy Erwin
  • Metaphor / Blanford Parker
  • Allusion / Marcus Walsh
  • Irony / Jack Lynch
  • Part VII. Criticism. Scholarship / Adam Rounce
  • Histories / Philip Smallwood
  • Reviews / Antonia Forster
  • Honors / Daniel J. Ennis.

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