The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800
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 women, nobles and peasants, whether published in deluxe editions or sung on the streets. The contributors discuss poems in social contexts, poetic identities, poetic subjects, poetic form, poetic genres, poetic devices, and criticism. Even experts in eighteenth-century poetry will see familiar poems from new angles and all readers will encounter poems they've never read before. The book is not a chronologically organized literary history, nor an encyclopedia, nor a collection of thematically related essays; rather it is an attempt to provide a systematic overview of these poetic works and to restore it to a position of centrality in modern criticism.
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The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800
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 women, nobles and peasants, whether published in deluxe editions or sung on the streets. The contributors discuss poems in social contexts, poetic identities, poetic subjects, poetic form, poetic genres, poetic devices, and criticism. Even experts in eighteenth-century poetry will see familiar poems from new angles and all readers will encounter poems they've never read before. The book is not a chronologically organized literary history, nor an encyclopedia, nor a collection of thematically related essays; rather it is an attempt to provide a systematic overview of these poetic works and to restore it to a position of centrality in modern criticism.
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The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800

The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800

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The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800

The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800

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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 women, nobles and peasants, whether published in deluxe editions or sung on the streets. The contributors discuss poems in social contexts, poetic identities, poetic subjects, poetic form, poetic genres, poetic devices, and criticism. Even experts in eighteenth-century poetry will see familiar poems from new angles and all readers will encounter poems they've never read before. The book is not a chronologically organized literary history, nor an encyclopedia, nor a collection of thematically related essays; rather it is an attempt to provide a systematic overview of these poetic works and to restore it to a position of centrality in modern criticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199600809
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 12/20/2016
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 818
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Jack Lynch is Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark and the author or editor of eighteen books, including The Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson and Deception and Detection in Eighteenth-Century Britain. He is co-editor of The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: Poems in Social Settings1. Poems on the streets, William Donaldson2. Poems on the stage, Cynthia Wall3. Poems in print, James McLaverty4. Poems in magazines, Jennifer Batt5. Poems in the novel, Tom Keymer6. Poems in the nursery, Andrea Immel and Lissa Paul7. Poems in the lecture hall, Richard TerryPart II: Poetic Identities8. The poet as clubman, Moyra Haslett9. The poet as professional, Brean Hammond10. The poet as laborer, Bridget Keegan11. The poet as teacher, Lorna Clymer12. The poet as man of feeling, Rivka Swenson13. The poet as genius, Marshall Brown14. The poet as fraud, Nick Groom15. The poet as fraud, Isobel GrundyPart III: Poetic Subjects16. Poems on poetry, David F. Venturo17. Poems on politics, Christine Gerrard18. Poems on nation and empire, Leith Davis19. Poems on science and philosophy, Pat Rogers20. Poems on place, Donna Landry21. Poems on the sexes, Catherine IngrassiaPart IV: Poetic Form22. Couplets, J. Paul Hunter23. Blank verse, Conrad Brunstrom24. Stanzas, Rodney Stenning Edgecombe25. Free verse and prose poetry, Richard BradfordPart V: Poetic Genres26. Pastoral, David Hill Radcliffe27. Georgic, David Fairer28. Epic, Anna Foy29. Satire, Ashley Marshall30. Ode, Sandro Jung31. Elegy, James D. Garrison32. Ballad, Ruth Perry33. Devotional poetry, Emma Mason34. Lyric, Jennifer Keith35. Translation, Tanya CaldwellPart VI: Poetic Devices36. Imagery, Timothy Erwin37. Metaphor, Blanford Parker38. Allusion, Marcus Walsh39. Irony, Jack LynchPart VII: Criticism40. Scholarship, Adam Rounce41. Histories, Philip Smallwood42. Reviews, Antonia Forster43. Honors, Daniel J. Ennis
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