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Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry

Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry

Spacks

Hardcover

Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry

Literary CriticismGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 140515361X
ISBN13: 9781405153614
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Feb 6 2009
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry.

  • An essential guide to reading eighteenth-century poetry, written by world-renowned critic, Patricia Meyer Spacks
  • Exposes the multiplicity of forms, tones, and topics engaged by poets during this period
  • Provides in-depth analysis of poems by established figures such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, as well as work by less familiar figures, including Anne Finch and Mary Leapor
  • A broadly chronological structure incorporates close reading alongside insightful contextual and historical detail
  • Captures the power and uniqueness of eighteenth-century poetry, creating an ideal guide for those returning to this period, or delving into it for the first time

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