Author : Raman Selden
Release : 2023-07-14
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 496/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis English Verse Satire 1590-1765 by : Raman Selden
Download or read book English Verse Satire 1590-1765 written by Raman Selden. This book was released on 2023-07-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1978 English Verse Satire aims to provide a critical study of the major English verse satirists as well as an account of the historical development of verse satire. Critical accounts are offered of important writers including Donne, Vaughan, Butler, Rochester, Dryden, Oldham, Swift, Pope, Young, Dr. Johnson and Churchill. An account of verse satire commences historically with the Roman satirists and Dr Selden has provided a substantial treatment of Horace and Juvenal as the basis for a study of the evolution of verse satire from the Elizabethan period to the end of the Augustan period. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on tradition, continuity, and innovation. This book is an interesting read for scholars of English literature.