A Collection of Poems by Several Hands

Robert Dodsley (Autor)

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2536 Seiten

1997
Routledge
9780415143820 (ISBN)

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This best-selling anthology of 18th century poetry was edited by Alexander Pope's protege, Robert Dodsley. Dodsley became the most celebrated publisher of the age when the anthology went through 11 editions in 34 years.

This was the best-selling poetry anthology of the eighteenth century, edited by the most celebrated publisher of the era, Alexander Pope's protege, Robert Dodsley. It includes poems by Samuel Johnson, Thomas Gray, David Garrick, Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Horace Walpole, Joseph and Thomas Warton, James Thomson, Elizabeth Carter, Pope himself, and many others. The Collection of Poems is an invaluable index of literary culture in the eighteenth century, and yet despite its great popularity and influence, it has not been in print for more than two hundred years.

New introduction by Michael Suarez, New bibliography 54pp, Volume 1. Index 372pp, Volume 2 Index 360pp, Volume 3. Index 374pp Volume 4. Index 398pp, Volume 5. Index 368pp, Volume 6. Index 388pp

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.7.1997
Reihe/Serie	Cultural Formations: The Eighteenth Century
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	5080 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
ISBN-13	9780415143820 / 9780415143820
Zustand	Neuware