Politeness and Poetry in the Age of PopeFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1989 - 166 Seiten Interest in politeness in the eighteenth century is shown to reflect anxiety about social change and indicate a search for guidelines in a newly commercialized society. Evident is the dilemma of poets such as Parnell, Prior, Swift, Gay, and Pope. |
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... of the mercantile World . " But if the most fashionable and influential of the merchants were in practice usually found ac- ceptable , they cannot be taken as standing for the THE “ COURTIER'S CLAIM AND THE CITT'S AMBITION " 21.
... of the mercantile World . " But if the most fashionable and influential of the merchants were in practice usually found ac- ceptable , they cannot be taken as standing for the THE “ COURTIER'S CLAIM AND THE CITT'S AMBITION " 21.
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... fashionable stylishness while evading the demands of high decorum . Freed from the more impersonal genres , " occa- sional " poets can turn more of their lives into poetry . An interest in something approximating to poetic autobiography ...
... fashionable stylishness while evading the demands of high decorum . Freed from the more impersonal genres , " occa- sional " poets can turn more of their lives into poetry . An interest in something approximating to poetic autobiography ...
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... fashionable powder to mask his " gypsey Visage " in polite society , but Swift points out that this only makes it stand out the more clearly , " like a fresh Turd just dropt on Snow . " But Swift is attempting to make a distinction ...
... fashionable powder to mask his " gypsey Visage " in polite society , but Swift points out that this only makes it stand out the more clearly , " like a fresh Turd just dropt on Snow . " But Swift is attempting to make a distinction ...
Inhalt
Preface | 7 |
Politics the Poet | 30 |
Politeness | 43 |
Urheberrecht | |
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