Abstract
‘Poetry and the Idea of Progress, 1760–1790’ explores the role of poetry in eighteenth-century thinking on human progress. Its central contention is that the textural, verbal characteristics of poetry were a crucial form of response to ideas of human development. That is, the aesthetics of verse – how poetry appeals to the senses as well as to the intellect – constitute inadequately appreciated forms of response to the ideas of progress which were developing and gaining popular traction in Britain in the period 1760–1790.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Anthem Press |
Number of pages | 222 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781783087730 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781783087723 |
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Publication status | Published - 10 Apr 2018 |