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George Crabbe and his Times 1754-1832 A Critical and Biographical Study
By René Huchon
Copyright 1968
588 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
582 Pages
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Routledge
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This book was first published in 1968 First appearing in 1907, René Huchon with the help of original manuscripts rewrote the biography of Crabbe published by his son in 1834. As the title suggests, however, Huchon was not merely concerned with the presentation of Crabbe as a literary figure in isolation, and by conjuring up the atmosphere and background of the eighteenth century he is able to... Read more
First Part: Youth and Early Poems. 1. Aldborough (1754-1768. 2. Wickham Brook and Woodbridge (1768-1775). 3. Aldborough (1775-1780). 4. London (1780-1781). Second Part: The Chaplain and Poet of Country Life. 1. The Chaplain; his 'Village' and 'Newspaper'. Third Part: The Clergyman and his Parish Register. 1. Crabbe as a Clergyman; his Religious Opinions. 2. 'The Parish Register'. 3. Fourth Part: Crabbe's Realism. 1. 'The Borough'. 2. Fifth Part: Crabbe as Writer of Tales and Moralist. 1. The 'Tales in Verse'/ 2. Presentation to Trowbridge and Journeys to London (1813-1818). 3. The ''Tales of the Hall'. 4. Closing Years (1819-1832). Conclusion.
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