Author: Robin Dix Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press ISBN: 9780838640975 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 426
Book Description
"This book offers the fullest critical account to date of the literary career of Mark Akenside (1721-1770). In the course of the discussion, Akenside's literary achievements and his contributions to the vibrant cultural scene of the mid-eighteenth century are amply demonstrated, as well as his intellectual originality, his inventive use of source material, and his influence on poets and philosophers in the late eighteenth century and the Romantic period."--Publisher's website.
Author: Robin Dix Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press ISBN: 9780838638828 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
This is the first book of Akenside criticism to be published since C. T. Houpt's biographical and critical study, which initially appeared in 1944. This important collection of essays examines the full range of Akenside's poetical output, from his earliest published work to the later odes and posthumous published poems.
Author: Barbara C. Morden Publisher: McNidder & Grace ISBN: 085716225X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 161
Book Description
Mark Akenside (1721–1770) was a medical doctor and literary man whose influence on the history of ideas was profound. Born the son of a butcher in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1721 Mark Akenside was awarded a degree in medicine from Edinburgh and Leyden Universities. He settled in London in 1743 where he was successful both as a doctor and in medical research. Above all, he was the author of The Pleasures of Imagination1744, an epic length poem in blank verse which broke many conventions of the time, exploring ideas about human perception and the natural world. Akenside had a European reputation and became a national celebrity. He was a major influence on first- and second-generation Romantic poets such as Wordsworth, Keats, Coleridge, etc. He also made an impact on the development of landscape painting in the early 19th century through his influence on J.M.W. Turner. This book examines these issues, as well as the controversy and speculation about Akenside's relationship with his origins, his sexuality, and changing political affiliations in a period of economic crisis and great social change.
Author: Robin Dix
Author: Robin Dix
Author: Mark Akenside
Author: Mark Akenside
Author: Barbara C. Morden
Author: Mark Akenside
Author: Mark Akenside
Author: Mark Akenside
Author: Mark Akenside
Author: Mark Akenside