British labouring-class nature poetry, 1730-1837 / Bridget Keegan.

Author/creator Keegan, Bridget
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Descriptionxi, 220 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
English poetry--18th century. --History and criticism.
English poetry--19th century. --History and criticism.
Nature in literature.
Working class writings, English--History and criticism.
Working class authors--Great Britain. --Aesthetics.

Contents Introduction : 'a weed in nature's poesy' : British labouring-class nature poetry, 1730-1837 -- The fields his study : Robert Bloomfield's poetics of sustainability -- Return to the garden : James Woodhouse and polite cultivations -- Heavenly prospects : views from Clifton and Cliffden -- Writing against the current : Anne Wilson's Teisa and labouring-class river poetry -- What terms of art can nature's pow'rs express? : William Falconer and labouring-class poetry at sea -- And all is nakedness and fen : John Clare's wetlands -- Conclusion : the politics and poetics of wood : labouring-class poetry in the Victorian era.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-211) and index.
LCCN 2008011807
ISBN0230536964 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780230536968 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR 555.N3 K44 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold