Poems On Several Occasions - Softcover

Matthew Prior

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461489821 ISBN 13: 9780461489828

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Poems On Several Occasions by Matthew Prior. This is a prolific early-18th-century collection of verse that blends public panegyric, classical allusion, pastoral interludes, translations, and personal lyric. The volume contains dedications to the Earl of Dorset and other patrons, prefatory remarks, and a long sequence of occasional poems on topics ranging from patriotism and public affairs—honouring Marlborough, the campaigns in Belgium, and the Restoration-era memory of Queen Anne’s reign—to love sonnets and satires. It includes Latin Carmen Seculare translations, odes and epistles such as To the Countess of Exeter and To Fleetwood Shephard, and pieces that imitate or translate ancient poets. The poems display Augustan-era wit, moral reflection, and classical allusion, interleaved with reflections on fame, virtue, and national identity. The 1709 London edition, printed for Jacob Tonson, assembles Prior’s versatile range of forms and voices, making this work a notable example of English verse from the early 18th century.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461489821
• ISBN 13: 9780461489828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372