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Poetry from 1660 to 1780
Civil War, Restoration, Revolution
Robert DeMaria, Jr. (Edited by), R Demaria (Author), Duncan Wu (Edited by)
9780631229827, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 15 August 2002
196 pages
21.6 x 12.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.209 kg
This concise collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age.
Series Editor's Preface. Introduction: Duncan Wu. 1. John Milton (1608-1674):. Paradise Lost. Book I. Book Ii. 2. John Dryden (1631-1700): Absalom And Achitophel:. A Poem To The Memory Of Mr Oldham. A Song For St Cecilia’s Day. 3. John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647-1680):. The Imperfect Enjoyment. A Satyr Against Reason And Mankind. The Disabled Debauchee. Lampoon [On The Women About Town]. Signior Dildo. A Satyr On Charles Ii. A Letter From Artemiza In The Town To Chloe In The Country. A Ramble In Saint James’s Park. Song (‘Fair Cloris In A Pigsty Lay’). A Song (‘Absent From Thee I Languish Still’). 4. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745):. A Description Of The Morning. A Description Of A City Shower. Strephon And Chloe. The Lady’s Dressing Room. A Beautiful Young Nymph Going To Bed. Cassinus And Peter. A Tragical Elegy. Verses On The Death Of Dr Swift, D.S.P.D. 5. Alexander Pope (1688-1744):. Epistle To Miss Blount, With The Works Of Voiture. The Rape Of The Lock. Eloisa To Abelard. Elegy To The Memory Of An Unfortunate Lady. 6. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784):. The Vanity Of Human Wishes. 7. Thomas Gray (1716-1771):. Ode On A Distant Prospect Of Eton College. Sonnet [On The Death Of Mr Richard West]. Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat. Elegy Written In A Country Church-Yard. 8.William Collins (1721-1759):. Ode To Fear. Ode To Evening. 9. Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774):. The Deserted Village, A Poem. Index Of Titles And First Lines.
Subject Areas: Language: reference & general [CB]
