Poetry and the creation of a Whig literary culture, 1681-1714
By: Abigail Williams.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Whig Party (Great Britain) -- History -- 18th century.; English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Description: "This book offers a revisionist history of early eighteenth-century poetry. It demonstrates that many of the Whig writers frequently attacked as hacks and dunces were in fact successful and popular in their own time. This text maps the evolution of this poetic tradition, examining the relationship between literary and political culture in the early eighteenth-century"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-295) and index.