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Yu Christopher <1966-> |
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Nothing to admire : the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill / / Christopher Yu |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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0-19-772552-X |
1-280-50232-0 |
1-4237-6293-2 |
0-19-803534-9 |
1-60256-976-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Verse satire, American - History and criticism |
Political poetry, American - History and criticism |
Politics and literature - English-speaking countries |
Political poetry, English - History and criticism |
Verse satire, English - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. Satura Redux: Dryden and the Augustan Ideal; 2. Arm'd for Virtue: Pope as Cultural Liberal; 3. Byron, Laughter, and Legitimation; 4. Auden in the Polis of the Absurd; 5. Imbued with Otherness: Merrill's Mock-Epics of Desire; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work argues for the persistence of a central tradition of poetic satire in English that extends from Restoration England to present-day America. The tradition is seen as rooted in the uses of Augustan metaphor to criticize the abuse of social and political power and to promote freedom of mind. |
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