{"product_id":"reading-eighteenthcentury-poetry-9781405153621","title":"Reading EighteenthCentury Poetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Eighteenth-Century Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn essential guide to reading eighteenth-century poetry, written by world-renowned critic, Patricia Meyer Spacks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExposes the multiplicity of forms, tones, and topics engaged by poets during this period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides in-depth analysis of poems by established figures such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, as well as work by less familiar figures, including Anne Finch and Mary Leapor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA broadly chronological structure incorporates close reading alongside insightful contextual and historical detail\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaptures the power and uniqueness of eighteenth-century poetry, creating an ideal guide for those returning to this period, or delving into it for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry, a book designated for the specialist and general reader alike.\" (\u003ci\u003eStudies in English Literature,\u003c\/i\u003e Summer 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The readings that Spacks provides are nuanced and stimulating. Each of the chapters is organized around the detailed close reading of three to four poems which are related to each other in order to exemplify the range of possible responses to phenomena such as emotion, reflection or description. Spacks's guidance introduces the student reader to the generic and thematic fluidity of eighteenth-century poetry but also offers stimulating readings to the experienced scholar.\" (\u003ci\u003eEnglish Studies,\u003c\/i\u003e August 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Spacks is an impressive close reader, and her lively, persuasive analyses offer exemplary models to students coming to this method or subject for the first time.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e August 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreamble.  \u003cp\u003e1 How to Live: The Moral and the Social.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Matters of Feeling: Poetry of Emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Power of Detail: Description in Verse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 High Language and Low: The Diction of Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Alexander Pope and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 How to Live: The Place of Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Matters of Feeling: Forms of the Personal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Structures of Energy, Structures of Leisure: Ode and Blank Verse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Old Poetry, Old Language: Imitation and Fraud.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Outliers: Mary Leapor and Christopher Smart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 How to Live: Poetry and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Matters of Feeling: Emotion Celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Narrative and Reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Poetic Languages: Diction Old and New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mary Robinson and William Cowper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529333580119,"sku":"9781405153621","price":37.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405153621.jpg?v=1731875209","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-eighteenthcentury-poetry-9781405153621","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}