The Restoration Court Poets

The court wits and poets of the Restoration have usually been regarded as talented debauchees. Macaulay's reference to their 'outrageous profaneness and licentiousness' is typical of the moralistic condemnation to which they have been subjected. Professor Pinto argues that 'the m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pinto, Vivian de Sola, 1895-1969
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1971.
Colección:Writers and their work.
Temas:
Dorset, Charles Sackville, > Earl of, > 1638?-1706 > Criticism and interpretation.
Sedley, Charles, > Sir, > 1639?-1701 > Criticism and interpretation.
Rochester, John Wilmot, > Earl of, > 1647-1680 > Criticism and interpretation.
Etherege, George, > 1636-1691 or 1692 > Criticism and interpretation.
Dorset, Charles Sackville, > Earl of, > 1638?-1706
Etherege, George, > 1636-1691 or 1692
Rochester, John Wilmot, > Earl of, > 1647-1680
Sedley, Charles, > Sir, > 1639?-1701
1500-1700
English poetry > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
English poetry > Early modern
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The court wits and poets of the Restoration have usually been regarded as talented debauchees. Macaulay's reference to their 'outrageous profaneness and licentiousness' is typical of the moralistic condemnation to which they have been subjected. Professor Pinto argues that 'the merry gang', as Marvell called them, were no mere idle profligates, but intellectuals reacting against the formality of the elder Cavaliers and the narrowness of the Puritans. He exa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (52 pages).
ISBN:9781837647835
1837647836

Ejemplares similares