complete art of poetry
Subtitle: In six parts
By: By Charles Gildon, Gent.
Publisher: Printed for Charles Rivington, 1718.
Published: 1718
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Poetics -- Early works to 1800.; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
Table of contents: value: v.1. I. Of the nature, use, excellence, rise and progress of poetry, etc.; value: II. Of the use and necessity of rules in poetry.-III. Of the manner, rules, and art of composing epigrams,pastorals, odes, &c.; value: IV. Of Tragedy and comedy, how to draw the plot, and form the characters of both.; value: V. The rules of the epic or narrative poem. of the poetic diction or language, and of English numbers.; value: VI. A collection of the most beautiful descriptions, similes, allusions, &c. ...  v.2. Poems.