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Buxton, John

The Grecian Taste. Literature in the Age of Neo-Classicism, 1740 - 1820

Barnes & Noble, 1978

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Year of publication
1978
ISBN
0064908453
Place of printing
New York
Author
Buxton, John
Publishers
Barnes & Noble
Keyword
NEO HELLENISM LITERATURE ENGLISH MARK AKENSIDE, WILLIAM COLLINS, OLIVER GOLDSMITH, BLAKE, WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR, THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK, PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY GREEK IMFLIECE ON CULTURE LITERATURE
Cover description
As New
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

"The "Greek Revival" has long been recognkised by architectural historians, but literary historians and critics have neglected the parallel movement in the literature of the time, in spite of the fact that the neo-classicism of the period from 1740-1820 was primarily of literary inspiration. . this book .examines the response of a number of . English writers of the time to the Grecian Taste. includes essays on Mark Akenside, William Collins, Oliver Goldsmith, William Blake, Walter Savage Landor, Thomas Love Peacock, Percy Bysshe Shelley.