the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill /
First Statement of Responsibility
Christopher Yu.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (219 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-211) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Satura redux : Dryden and the Augustan ideal -- Arm'd for virtue : pope as cultural liberal -- Byron, laughter, and legitimation -- Auden in the polis of the absurd -- Imbued with otherness : Merrill's mock-epics of desire.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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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Title
Nothing to admire.
International Standard Book Number
0195155300
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Merrill, James Ingram-- Criticism and interpretation.
Merrill, James,1926-1995.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Political poetry, American-- History and criticism.
Political poetry, English-- History and criticism.
Politics and literature-- English-speaking countries.