The literary career of Mark Akenside, including an edition of his non-medical prose
By: Robin Dix.
Contributors: Akenside, Mark, 1721-1770.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Madison, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Akenside, Mark, 1721-1770 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: "This book offers the fullest critical account to date of the literary career of Mark Akenside (1721-1770). In the course of the discussion, Akenside's literary achievements and his contributions to the vibrant cultural scene of the mid-eighteenth century are amply demonstrated, as well as his intellectual originality, his inventive use of source material, and his influence on poets and philosophers in the late eighteenth century and the Romantic period."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.