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Some Observations on Eighteenth Century Poetry / David Nichol Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nichol Smith, David, Author.
- Series:
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--18th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- English language--Diction.
- English language.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (85 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This study of the poetry of the eighteenth century is written with appropriate clarity, grace, and wit. It does not profess to offer a new estimate, although it does dispel the notions still found at times about the "poetic diction" of Pope and the distinction between "classical" and "romantic" in the poetry of the period. Pope, Dryden, Samuel Johnson, Thomson, and Burns are dealth with perceptively in the three lectures. More than two decades have passed since Professor Nichol Smith delivered these lectures, and the book remains in constant demand. This new edition includes minor amendments.
- Contents:
- Pope
- Poetic diction
- The heroic couplet
- Johnson
- Thomson
- Burns.
- Notes:
- The Alexander lectures in English at the University of Toronto, 1937.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-8461-X
- OCLC:
- 1129209707
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