Title: Poetry and the creation of a Whig literary culture, 1681-1714
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.
Subjects: English poetry, History, History and criticism, Intellectual life, Politics and literature, Whig Party (Great Britain), English poetry, history and criticism, 18th century, English poetry, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, Historywhig party (great britain), English poetry--history and criticism, English poetry--18th century--history and criticism, Politics and literature--history, Politics and literature--great britain--history--18th century, English poetry--early modern, 1500-1700--history and criticism, Pr555.p6 w55 2005, 821/.509921342
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 18th century, Early modern, 1500-1700