Aaron Hill
Subtitle: the muses' projector, 1685-1750
By: Christine Gerrard.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750; Authors and patrons -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century; Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century; Literary patrons -- Great Britain -- Biography; Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography; London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: Aaron Hill was one of the most lively cultural patrons and brokers on the London literary scene - an image hard to square with the company of undistinguished scribblers to which Pope relegated him in the 'Dunciad'. This biography aims to correct this distorted picture of Hill's life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-258) and index.