Working verse in Victorian Scotland : poetry, press, community / Kirstie Blair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blair, Kirstie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Scottish authors--History and criticism.

English poetry.

English poetry--Scottish authors.

English poetry--19th century--History and criticism.

Working class in literature.

Working class--Scotland--History--19th century.

Working class.

History.

Scotland.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 235 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

1 The Work of Verse p. 19

2 Reforming the Social Circle: Nursery Verse, Poetic Community, and the Politics of Whistle-Binkie p. 63

3 Stands Scotland Where It Did? Nostalgia, Improvement, and the Uses of the Land p. 101

4 The Measure of Industry p. 137

5 Humour, Satire, and the Rise of the Bad Poet p. 174.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index.

ISBN:

0198843798

9780198843795

OCLC:

1081269339