Author: Sir Richard BlackmorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Sir Richard Blackmore's Essay Upon Wit (1716)
Author: Sir Richard BlackmorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Joseph Addison and Richard Steele
Author: Edward A. BloomPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136171800
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes.
Essay upon Wit
Author: Sir Richard Doddridge BlackmorePublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465601651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The battle between the puritans and the sophisticates is never ending. At certain stages of cultural development the worldly wise are in the ascendent in the literary world, as they were in the Restoration and after the first World War. Yet those with a more sober view of life are never submerged, even when they are overshadowed. The court of the restored Charles gave full play to the indelicacy of Rochester, Dryden, and their circles, but most of their contemporaries were probably more content to read George Herbert, Queries, Baxter, and Bunyan. Though the fashionable and urbane remained dominant in letters through the age of Dryden, the forces of morality were rallying, and after 1688 the court (with which Blackmore was connected) threw its weight on the side of virtue. Jeremy Collier was but the most important voice of a great movement, destined to have its effect on literature. Sir Richard Blackmore contributed his share to the growing wave of bourgeois morality, which in the 18th century was reflected in the middle-class appeal of Addison and Steel, Lillo'sÊLondon Merchant, and Richardson's almost feminine plea for virtue rewarded. A physician, Blackmore had turned to poetry for relaxation and composed his soporific epics, by his own admission, in the coffee-houses and in his coach while visiting patients. In the preface, toÊPrince ArthurÊ(1695) the City Bard took occasion to flay the Wits of the day for their immorality, an attack which he followed up in 1697 with the Preface toÊKing Arthur, whose thinly disguised political allegory won him a knighthood. Up to this point the Wits had treated him with amused scorn, but when he called his big guns into action in theÊSatyr against WitÊ(dated 1700 but issued late in 1699) the Wits set out to crush him for once and all.Commendatory Verses on the of the Two Arthurs and the Satyr against WitÊ(1700), the reply, was far from commendatory. Edited by Tom Brown and sponsored by Christopher Codrington, this miscellany attempted in scurrilous and often bad verse to laugh the Knight out of literary existence. Its main distinction lies in the list of contributors, among whom were Sir Charles Sedley, Richard Steele, Tom Brown, and probably John Dennis. Blackmore's supporters answeredÊCommendatory VersesÊwithDiscommendatoryVerses on Those Which are Truly Commendatory, on the of the Two Arthurs, and the Satyr against Wit. (1700). It is not at all certain that Blackmore emerged second best in this exchange of blows in the miscellanies. At any rate, unabashed he went on to write more epics on Elizabeth, Alfred, Job, and to win himself a doubtful immortality by being pilloried in Pope'sÊDunciad.
annual bibliopgraphy of english language and literature colume XXIX 1949
Author: English Literature, Volume 2
Author: Louis A. LandaPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400877334
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Two volumes containing the annual bibliographies of 18th century scholarship published in the Philological Quarterly. "An excellent aid to the student of 18th century literature."—Saturday Review. Volume 2, 1939-1950, includes consolidated index for both volumes. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Sir Richard Blackmore
Author: Albert RosenbergPublisher: Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Essay upon Wit
Author: Richard Sir BlackmorePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Essay upon Wit" by Richard Sir Blackmore. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Joseph Addison and Richard Steele
Author: Charles A. KnightPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Written by Mr. William Shakespeare (1736)
Author: Sir Thomas HanmerPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Sir Thomas Hanmer's 'Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Written by Mr. William Shakespeare' (1736) is a seminal work that offers a critical analysis of Shakespeare's iconic tragedy. Hanmer's insightful commentary delves into the complex characters, themes, and narrative structure of Hamlet, highlighting the play's psychological depth and philosophical implications. Written in a lucid and articulate style, Hanmer's work sheds new light on the timeless appeal of Shakespeare's masterpiece within its literary context of the 18th century English theater. Sir Thomas Hanmer, a prominent literary figure and Member of Parliament, was renowned for his expertise in classical and English literature. His meticulous study of Shakespeare's works, coupled with his in-depth knowledge of contemporary literary trends, enabled him to provide a comprehensive and illuminating analysis of Hamlet. Hanmer's critical insights and scholarly approach underscore the enduring significance of Shakespeare's plays in shaping the literary canon. This book is highly recommended for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Shakespearean literature who aim to deepen their understanding of Hamlet and elucidate its enduring relevance in the realm of English drama. Hanmer's nuanced commentary offers a compelling interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most enigmatic and compelling works.
Author: Jonathan Swift