Writing the Poetry of Place in Britain, 1700–1807: Self in Landscape (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature)

By:

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into UK education collection to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis
This book discusses the intrusion, often inadvertent, of personal voice into the poetry of landscape in Britain, 1700-1807. It argues that strong conventions, such as those that inhere in topographical verse of the period, invite original poets to overstep those bounds while also shielding them from the repercussions of self-expression. Working under cover of convention in this manner and because for each of these poets place is tied in significant ways to personal history, poets of place may launch unexpected explorations into memory, personhood, and the workings of consciousness. The book supplements traditionally political readings of landscape poetry, turning to questions of self-articulation and self-expression in order to argue that the autobiographical impulse is a distinctive and innovative feature of much great eighteenth-century poetry of place. Among the poets under examination are Pope, Thomson, Duck, Gray, Goldsmith, Crabbe, Cowper, Smith, and Wordsworth.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
202 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000646009
Related ISBNs:
9781032331713, 9781003318545, 9781032188171
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Elizabeth R. Napier
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Language Arts
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

No Rating Yet