"This book discusses the intrusion, often inadvertent, of personal voice into the poetry of landscape in Britain, 1700-1807. It argues that strong conventions, such as those that inhere in topographical verse of the period, invite original poets to overstep those bounds while also shielding the...

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1. Verfasser:	Napier, Elizabeth R. 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge studies in eighteenth-century literature
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1700-1807 Lyrik Landschaft > Motiv Englisch English poetry / 18th century / History and criticism Landscapes in literature Self in literature Literary criticism Great Britain / In literature
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Zusammenfassung:	"This book discusses the intrusion, often inadvertent, of personal voice into the poetry of landscape in Britain, 1700-1807. It argues that strong conventions, such as those that inhere in topographical verse of the period, invite original poets to overstep those bounds while also shielding them from the repercussions of self-expression. Working under cover of convention in this manner and because for each of these poets place is tied in significant ways to personal history, poets of place may launch unexpected explorations into memory, personhood, and the workings of consciousness. The book supplements traditionally political readings of landscape poetry, turning to questions of self-articulation and self-expression in order to argue that the autobiographical impulse is a distinctive and innovative feature of much great eighteenth-century poetry of place. Among the poets under examination are Pope, Thomson, Duck, Gray, Goldsmith, Crabbe, Cowper, Smith, and Wordsworth"
Beschreibung:	x, 201 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781032188171 9781032331713