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Documenting eighteenth century satire : Pope, Swift, Gay, and Arbuthnot in historical context /
Documenting Eighteenth Century Satire provides a historicized view of Augustan satire, through detailed readings of individual works. It aims to show how these satires can be "documented" in various ways to reveal richer meanings. The book ranges across different modes of satire, in poetry...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Documenting Eighteenth Century Satire provides a historicized view of Augustan satire, through detailed readings of individual works. It aims to show how these satires can be "documented" in various ways to reveal richer meanings. The book ranges across different modes of satire, in poetry, prose and drama. It covers some of the best known works of eighteenth-century British literature, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and The Beggar's Opera. In addition it deals Other less familiar but important texts, including Gay's Trivia, Pope's Epistle to Miss Blount, and Swift's poem on Sid. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 310 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1443832510 9781443832519 |