Williams, Abigail.

Poetry and the creation of a Whig literary culture, 1681-1714 / Abigail Williams. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 303 p. ; 23 cm.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-295) and index.

"This book offers a revisionist history of early eighteenth-century poetry. It demonstrates that many of the Whig writers frequently attacked as hacks and dunces were in fact successful and popular in their own time. This text maps the evolution of this poetic tradition, examining the relationship between literary and political culture in the early eighteenth-century"--Provided by publisher.

9780199558629

2004026057

GBA456103 bnb


Whig Party (Great Britain)--History--18th century.


English poetry--History and criticism.--18th century
Politics and literature--History--Great Britain--18th century.
English poetry--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700


Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century.

PR555.P6 / W55 2005

821.5099 W A P