Mock-epic poetry from Pope to Heine

This is a study of 18th- and early 19th-century poetry in English, French and German, focusing on the mock epic (from Pope's 'Dunciad' to Byron's 'Don Juan') as a critique of serious epic poetry and also as a literary means of exploring a wide range of sexual and religi...

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Main Author: Robertson, Ritchie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Mock-heroic literature > History and criticism.
English poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
French poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
German poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
French poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
German poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
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Summary:This is a study of 18th- and early 19th-century poetry in English, French and German, focusing on the mock epic (from Pope's 'Dunciad' to Byron's 'Don Juan') as a critique of serious epic poetry and also as a literary means of exploring a wide range of sexual and religious issues in a humourous style.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (456 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191722356 (ebook) :

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