Singing by herself lonely poets in the long eighteenth century / Amelia Worsley.
| Author/creator | Worsley, Amelia |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2024. |
| Description | xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: When loneliness was new -- Singing to Echo: John Milton's lady in the masque presented at Ludlow Castle -- Nocturnal reveries: Anne Finch's allusive flights -- Sapphic flights: Inside Alexander Pope's Grocoes -- "Lonely anguish": Thomas Gray's elegiac complaints -- The shells of poetry: Echoic lyric in Charloce Smith's Elegiac Sonnets -- Postscript: Keats's nightingale. |
| Abstract | "This book focuses on the lonely women of the long eighteenth century-both literary characters and poets themselves-who exploited the sense of vulnerability that loneliness entails for their poetic benefit, and in the process, changed how "loneliness" was perceived more broadly."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023045657 |
| ISBN | 9781501776274 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |