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The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse
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Poetry AnthologiesPoetry CriticismGeneral Poetry
ISBN13: 9781025339184
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 748
Weight: 2.27
Height: 1.49 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse is a comprehensive and authoritative collection of British poetry spanning the years 1700 to 1800. Compiled and edited by the distinguished scholar David Nichol Smith, this anthology offers a panoramic view of a century marked by intellectual enlightenment, social transformation, and the refinement of the English language. From the witty and precise satires of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift to the profound moral reflections of Samuel Johnson, the volume showcases the height of the Augustan age.
The collection further illustrates the evolution of poetic sensibility as it moves toward the end of the century, featuring the pre-Romantic lyricism of poets like William Blake, Robert Burns, and William Cowper. Including a wide variety of genres-from grand epic fragments and philosophical epistles to intimate sonnets and folk ballads-this work provides an essential roadmap of the 18th-century literary landscape. The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse remains an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the formal beauty and ideological complexity of this pivotal era in verse. It serves not only as a scholarly record but as a vibrant testament to the enduring power of the English poetic tradition.
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