518 Pages
by
Routledge
518 Pages
by
Routledge
518 Pages
by
Routledge
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This anthology of 18th-century English poetry is extensively annotated for a new generation of readers. It combines the scope of a period anthology with the detailed annotations of an authoritative single-author edition. Selected poets include John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, Joseph Addison, Alexander Pope and William Cowper. The guiding principle of the annotation is one of thoroughness: the editors concentrate on works where the meanings have changed, on primary allusions and on relevant details of social and political history.
Introduction; Chapter 1 John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647–80); Chapter 2 John Dryden (1631–1700); Chapter 3 Matthew Prior; Chapter 4 Isaac Watts; Chapter 5 Jonathan Swift (1667–1745); Chapter 6 Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720); Chapter 7 Joseph Addison (1672–1719); Chapter 8 John Gay (1685–1732); Chapter 9 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762); Chapter 10 Alexander Pope (1688–1744); Chapter 11 James Thomson (1700–48); Chapter 12 Samuel Johnson (1709–84); Chapter 13 Charles Wesley (1707–88); Chapter 14 Thomas Gray (1716–71); Chapter 15 William Collins (1721–59); Chapter 16 Mary Leapor (1722–46); Chapter 17 Christopher Smart (1722–71); Chapter 18 Oliver Goldsmith (1730–74); Chapter 19 George Crabbe (1754–1832); Chapter 20 William Cowper (1731–1800);
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Nalini Jain, John Richardson
