Poetry and the making of the English literary past, 1660-1781

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Published by Oxford University Press in Oxford, New York .
Written in

    Places:
  • Great Britain,
  • Great Britain.
    • Subjects:
    • Criticism -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century,
    • English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc,
    • English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc,
    • English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc,
    • British literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc,
    • Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century,
    • Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century,
    • English poetry -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc,
    • Criticism -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century,
    • Literary historians -- Great Britain,
    • Canon (Literature)

    • Edition Notes

      Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-344) and index.

      StatementRichard Terry.
      Classifications
      LC ClassificationsPR27 T47 2001
      The Physical Object
      Paginationvii, 354 p. :
      Number of Pages354
      ID Numbers
      Open LibraryOL3579635M
      ISBN 100198186231
      LC Control Number2002265652
      OCLC/WorldCa47868667

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