English versions of Roman satire in the earlier eighteenth century / William Kupersmith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kupersmith, William, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenal.

Horace.

English poetry--18th century--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Verse satire, English--History and criticism.

Verse satire, English.

Verse satire, Latin--Translations into English--History and criticism.

Verse satire, Latin.

English poetry--Roman influences.

Satire--Roman influences.

Imitation in literature.

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. Imitations of Horace.

Horace--Parodies, imitations, etc.

Juvenal--Parodies, imitations, etc.

Satire.

Genre:

Satire.

Physical Description:

271 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Newark : University of Delaware Press, [2007]

Contents:

The first political imitation of Juvenal

Jonathan Swift's imitations of Horace

Imitators imitating Swift imitating Horace

Alexander Pope's earlier imitations of Horace

Responses to Pope's earlier imitations

Pope and Horace: the later period

Imitations of Roman satire in the later 1730s

The imitation from 1740 to 1750.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and index.

ISBN:

9780874139600

0874139600

OCLC:

74459982