The Cambridge introduction to eighteenth-century poetry / John Sitter.
The Cambridge introduction to eighteenth-century poetry / John Sitter.
The Cambridge introduction to eighteenth-century poetry / John Sitter.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N821.509/8
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English
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Physical content
xii, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Voice: 1. Voice in eighteenth-century poetry; 2. The Heroic couplet continuum; 3. Vocal engagement: reading Pope's An Essay on Criticism; 4. Talking in tetrameter; 5. Blank verse and stanzaic poetry; Part II. Poetic Consciousness: 6. Satiric poe...
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
"For readers daunted by the formal structures and rhetorical sophistication of eighteenth-century English poetry, this introduction by John Sitter brings the techniques and the major poets of the period 1700-1785 triumphantly to life. Sitter begins by offering a guide to poetic forms ranging from heroic couplets to blank verse, then demonstrates ho...
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The Cambridge introduction to eighteenth-century poetry / John Sitter.
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Eighteenth-century poetry.
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Cambridge introductions to literature
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N821.509/8
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9780521612784 (paperback)
9780521848244 (hardback)
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821.509
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991008585839702626
