Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past: 1660-1781

by Richard Terry

This book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how antiquarians unearthed the raw materials of the English (or more widely) British tradition; how scholars drafted narratives about the development of native literature; and how critics assigned the leading writers to canons of literary greatness.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198186231
• ISBN13: 9780198186236
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"