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Mock-epic poetry from Pope to Heine

Robertson, Ritchie.

Mock-epic poetry from Pope to Heine [electronic resource] / Ritchie Robertson. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (456 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780191722356 (ebook) : No price


Mock-heroic literature--History and criticism.
English poetry--History and criticism.--18th century
French poetry--History and criticism.--18th century
German poetry--History and criticism.--18th century
English poetry--History and criticism.--19th century
French poetry--History and criticism.--19th century
German poetry--History and criticism.--19th century

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