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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London
Author: Trivia, Or the Art of Walking the Streets of London, a Descriptive Poem
Author: John GayWalking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London
Author: Clare BrantPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0199280495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London will entertain and inform all who are interested in literature, history, and the city of London. This unique book invites the reader to walk along the dirty, crowded, and fascinating streets of eighteenth-century London in an unusual way. Nine leading experts from the fields of literature, history, classics, gender, biography, geography, and costume, offer different interpretations of John Gay's poem Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716). The poem - a lively, funny, and thought-provoking statement about urban life - accompanies the essays, in a new edition with comprehensive notes. The introduction paints a vibrant picture of London in 1716, depicting Gay's fascinating life and literary world, offering an invaluable guide to the poem. Together, these elements allow the heat, grime, and smells of the underbelly of eighteenth-century London come alive in new ways.
Trivia
Author: John GayPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019372340
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Follow poet John Gay as he wanders the streets of 18th-century London in this delightful mix of verse and prose. Filled with colorful characters and wry observations, this classic work will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of the city. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Trivia
Author: John GayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Trivia
Author: John GayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London
Author: Clare BrantPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191557625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London will entertain and inform all who are interested in literature, history, and the city of London. This unique book invites the reader to walk along the dirty, crowded, and fascinating streets of eighteenth-century London in an unusual way. Nine leading experts from the fields of literature, history, classics, gender, biography, geography, and costume, offer different interpretations of John Gay's poem Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716). The poem - a lively, funny, and thought-provoking statement about urban life - accompanies the essays, in a new edition with comprehensive notes. The introduction paints a vibrant picture of London in 1716, depicting Gay's fascinating life and literary world, offering an invaluable guide to the poem. Together, these elements allow the heat, grime, and smells of the underbelly of eighteenth-century London come alive in new ways.
Trivia Or the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1922)
Author: John GayPublisher:
ISBN: 9781436576123
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Trivia
Author: John GayPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318600366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Trivia
Author: John GayPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498173674
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.