The field of imagination : Thomas Paine and eighteenth-century poetry / Scott M. Cleary.

Contents Wit is naturally a volunteer : poetry and print culture in the Pennsylvania magazine -- Speak of it as it is : forms of liberty in Paine's early poetry -- The shifted vision : James Thomson and Common sense -- Pen and soul ; glory and nothing : Charles Churchill and Crisis II -- The field of imagination : public and private spheres in Paine's manuscript poetry -- Tom the bodice-maker : Paine in English poetry of the 1790s -- The manly page : Philip Freneau's poetic affinities -- Repay thy labors : Joel Barlow's poetic predilections.
Abstract "The first book-length study of Thomas Paine as a poet, this book also examines his use of poetic epigraphs, his image in eighteenth-century political poetry, and his influence on later American poets"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2019016150
ISBN9780813942933 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN0813942934 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book