Rural Life in Eighteenth-Century English Poetry |
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Author:
| Goodridge, John |
Contribution by:
| Erskine-Hill, Howard Richetti, John |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-60432-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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John Goodridge explores the role of rural poetry in eighteenth-century literary culture. He examines the purpose of rural poetry, and how it relates to the real world, analyses accounts of rural labour by self-taught poets, and reveals unexpected links between rural poetry and agricultural and folkloric developments of the time.
John Goodridge explores the role of rural poetry in eighteenth-century literary culture. He examines the purpose of rural poetry, and how it relates to the real world, analyses accounts of rural labour by self-taught poets, and reveals unexpected links between rural poetry and agricultural and folkloric developments of the time.