Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry (Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry) - Hardcover

Spacks, Patricia Meyer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 140515361X ISBN 13: 9781405153614

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

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

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• An essential guide to reading eighteenth-century poetry, written by world-renowned critic, Patricia Meyer Spacks
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• Exposes the multiplicity of forms, tones, and topics engaged by poets during this period
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• 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
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• A broadly chronological structure incorporates close reading alongside insightful contextual and historical detail
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• 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

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Written by world-renowned critic, Patricia Meyer Spacks, Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of the poetry written in this period. Broadly chronological in structure, and incorporating close reading alongside astute contextual and historical detail, it exposes the multiplicity of forms, tones, and topics engaged by eighteenth-century poets. The book includes close analysis of poems by such well-known writers such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, as well as work by less familiar poets, including Stephen Duck and Mary Leapor. For those returning to eighteenth-century poetry, or delving into it for the first time, this is an essential guide to reading these challenging and powerful works of literature.

About the Author:

PATRICIA MEYER SPACKS is Edgar F. Shannon Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature at the University of Virginia. She is the author of numerous books, and amongst other honors, was Vice President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 2001-2006.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 140515361X
• ISBN 13: 9781405153614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304