Mock-epic poetry from Pope to Heine [electronic resource] /
by Robertson, Ritchie.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (456 p.).ISBN: 9780191722356 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Mock-heroic literature -- History and criticism | English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism | French poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism | German poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism | English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism | French poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism | German poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticismOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a study of 18th- and early 19th-century poetry in English, French and German, focusing on the mock epic (from Pope's 'Dunciad' to Byron's 'Don Juan') as a critique of serious epic poetry and also as a literary means of exploring a wide range of sexual and religious issues in a humourous style.
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This is a study of 18th- and early 19th-century poetry in English, French and German, focusing on the mock epic (from Pope's 'Dunciad' to Byron's 'Don Juan') as a critique of serious epic poetry and also as a literary means of exploring a wide range of sexual and religious issues in a humourous style.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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