OBSERVER
"a detailed and deftly handled examination of poetry from Alexander Pope to Robert Burns... His opinions are presented with confidence , justified by the breadth of his knowledge."
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Paperback
edition.
Review
"a detailed and deftly handled examination of poetry from Alexander Pope to Robert Burns... His opinions are presented with confidence , justified by the breadth of his knowledge." (
OBSERVER )
"useful companion volumes that introduce the political and social background to the lives and works of the leading British poets...useful not only to college students of 18th-century poetry but to the casual browser." (
THE TIMES )
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.