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Author: Patrick MURDOCHPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
An Account of the life and writings of Mr. James Thomson. [With notes by Bolton Corney. Extracted from Corney's edition of Thomson's Seasons.]
![An Account of the life and writings of Mr. James Thomson. [With notes by Bolton Corney. Extracted from Corney's edition of Thomson's Seasons.] PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/gRFgAAAAcAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: Patrick MURDOCHThe Genres of Thomson’s The Seasons
Author: Sandro JungPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611462827
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Critics since the eighteenth century have puzzled over the form of James Thomson’s composite long poem, The Seasons (1730, 1744, 1746), its generically hybrid make-up, and its relationship to established genres both Classical and modern. The textual condition of the work is complicated by the fact that it started as a stand-alone poem, Winter (1726), but was subsequently expanded—as part of a revision process that lasted almost two decades—through the addition of three further seasons poems. Transforming from primarily devotional poem to georgic account of the role of man’s laboring role in the creation, the meaning of The Seasons shifted with each addition of new material. Each revision introduced diverse subject matter while existing material was reorganized and occasionally moved from one season installment to another. The Genres of Thomson’s The Seasons is the first collection of essays exclusively devoted to the study of the work’s formal heterogeneity, polyvocality, and polygeneric character. All contributions examine the different modes (descriptive, reflective, pastoral, hymnal, amatory, epic, georgic, dramatic), discourses (political, sentimental, scientific), and kinds that cooperate to make up the different installments and variants of The Seasons. They probe the multifarious interactions between different genres and modes and how a renewed focus on the form of Thomson’s long poem will result in an understanding of the processual character of The Seasons as a synthesizing simulacrum of various discourses and theories of composition. The volume’s essays map the generic anatomy of the poem in its different incarnations. They shed light on the poet’s conception of the descriptive long poem and his engaging with formal traditions that would have enabled contemporaneous readers to conceive of The Seasons as an assimilating and learned work to be read through both the works of the Classics and moderns. Contributions revisit models explaining the structural complexity of The Seasons, proposing others in their stead, and consider Thomson as the author of a long poem in relation to other poets both English and (in a transnational study) Swedish. The poem is furthermore contextualized in terms of sexuality and animal studies.
The Works of Mr. James Thomson ... To which is prefixed the life of the author by Patrick Murdoch. With engravings, including a portrait
Author: James ThomsonThe Works of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. Edited, with an account of Thomson's life and writings, by Patrick Murdoch. With portraits
Author: James ThomsonThe Poetical Works of James Thomson ... With a Life of the Author by the Rev. Patrick Murdoch ... and Notes by Nichols ... Second Edition
Author: James ThomsonThe Art of Discrimination
Author: Ralph CohenPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The seasons, with the life of the author by P. Murdoch. Ed. by B. Corney
Author: James ThomsonThe Encyclopedia of British Literature, 3 Volume Set
Author: Gary DayPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444330209
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the poetry, drama, fiction, and literary and cultural criticism produced from the Restoration of the English monarchy to the onset of the French Revolution Comprises over 340 entries arranged in A-Z format across three fully indexed and cross-referenced volumes Written by an international team of leading and emerging scholars Features an impressive scope and range of subjects: from courtship and circulating libraries, to the works of Samuel Johnson and Sarah Scott Includes coverage of both canonical and lesser-known authors, as well as entries addressing gender, sexuality, and other topics that have previously been underrepresented in traditional scholarship Represents the most comprehensive resource available on this period, and an indispensable guide to the rich diversity of British writing that ushered in the modern literary era 3 Volumes www.literatureencyclopedia.com
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1138
Book Description
A Companion to Scottish Literature
Author: Gerard CarruthersPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119651530
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
A Companion to Scottish Literature offers fresh readings of major authors and periods of Scottish literary production from the first millennium to the present. Bringing together contributions by many of the world’s leading experts in the field, this comprehensive resource provides the historical background of Scottish literature, highlights new critical approaches, and explores wider cultural and institutional contexts. Dealing with texts in the languages of Scots, English, and Gaelic, the Companion offers modern perspectives on the historical milieux, thematic contexts and canonical writers of Scottish literature. Original essays apply the most up-to-date critical and scholarly analyses to a uniquely wide range of topics, such as Gaelic literature, national and diasporic writing, children’s literature, Scottish drama and theatre, gender and sexuality, and women’s writing. Critical readings examine William Dunbar, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Muriel Spark and Carol Ann Duffy, amongst others. With full references and guidance for further reading, as well as numerous links to online resources, A Companion to Scottish Literature is essential reading for advanced students and scholars of Scottish literature, as well as academic and non-academic readers with an interest in the subject.