Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past: 1660-1781

Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past: 1660-1781 image
ISBN-10:

0198186231

ISBN-13:

9780198186236

Author(s): Terry, Richard
Edition: 1
Released: Dec 27, 2001
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
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Description:

This book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how antiquarians unearthed the raw materials of the English (or more widely) British tradition; how scholars drafted narratives about the development of native literature; and how critics assigned the leading writers to canons of literary greatness.


























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