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Eighteenth-Century Poetry: An Annotated Anthology (Blackwell Annotated Anthologies) (Paperback)
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Short Description for Eighteenth-Century PoetryReveals the variety of poetry produced in the period 1700-1800. This anthology includes poems such as Charles Churchill's "Night", Samuel Johnson's "London" and Swift's "A Satirical Elegy on a Late Famous General". It draws links between poems, and especially between male and female poets.
Full description- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Published: 23 February 2004
- Format: Paperback 592 pages
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- Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets | Poetry Anthologies (various Poets) | Literary Studies: C 1500 To C 1800 | Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets
- ISBN 13: 9781405113199 ISBN 10: 1405113197
- Sales rank: 253,065
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Full description for Eighteenth-Century Poetry
The second edition of this popular anthology reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in the period 1700-1800. It is the new edition of this popular anthology of eighteenth-century poetry. It reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in this period. Traditionally prominent authors, such as Pope, Swift, Burns and Cowper, are represented alongside lesser-known writers, particularly women. For the second edition, the political and satirical content of the anthology has been strengthened with the inclusion of poems such as Charles Churchill's "Night", Samuel Johnson's "London" and Swift's "A Satirical Elegy on a Late Famous General". The revised edition includes material by two new women poets, Martha Sansom and Sarah Dixon. The editors continue to draw out interesting links between poems, and especially between male and female poets.

