Poetry from 1660 to 1780: Civil War, Restoration, Revolution (Blackwell Essential Literature) [Paperback]

Robert DeMaria Jr. (Editor), Duncan Wu (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0631229825 | ISBN-13: 978-0631229827 | Edition: 1

This concise collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age.

• Provides readers with authoritative texts of key poems from 1660-1789.
  
• Focuses on those works most widely taught at schools and universities.
  
• Offers students an accessible digest of the poetry of the period.
  
• Demonstrates the range of poetry written between the restoration of the monarchy and the beginnings of the Romantic movement.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age from a wide range of poets, including Milton, Dryden, Wilmot, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Gray, Collins and Goldsmith.

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About the Author

Robert DeMaria Jr. is Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College.

Duncan Wu is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0631229825
• ISBN-13: 978-0631229827
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,916,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)