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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... says , is " of Court , " ( The Fairie Queene , bk . 6 , canto 1 , stanza 1 ) modulate into politeness . For " politeness , " as J. G. A. Pocock and others have shown , tends especially to be associated with the relatively flexible norms ...
... says , is " of Court , " ( The Fairie Queene , bk . 6 , canto 1 , stanza 1 ) modulate into politeness . For " politeness , " as J. G. A. Pocock and others have shown , tends especially to be associated with the relatively flexible norms ...
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... says that “ the title of Gentleman is commonly given to all that distinguish themselves from the common sort of people by genteel dress and carriage , good education , learning or an independent station . " Lord Chesterfield is ...
... says that “ the title of Gentleman is commonly given to all that distinguish themselves from the common sort of people by genteel dress and carriage , good education , learning or an independent station . " Lord Chesterfield is ...
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... says , they reveal , like Yeats , some of the special hauteur of nonaristocratic poets who espouse aristocratic traditions.5 In theory at least they are proaristocratic in their commitment to hierarchy , and they regard the 44 ...
... says , they reveal , like Yeats , some of the special hauteur of nonaristocratic poets who espouse aristocratic traditions.5 In theory at least they are proaristocratic in their commitment to hierarchy , and they regard the 44 ...
Inhalt
Preface | 7 |
Politics the Poet | 30 |
Politeness | 43 |
Urheberrecht | |
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