Description
Reviews
This study draws valuable attention to a neglected dimension of the crucial battle for cultural authority. Williams traces clearly the shifting polemics of Whig verse from Exclusion, through Tory reaction. Revolution and the reign of Queen Anne. * Kevin Sharpe, Times Literary Supplement *
Rehabilitating Whig panegyric sounds exciting, and Williams proves a canny literary historian. * Juan Pellicer, Year's Work in English Studies *
This study [...] identifies in intelligent and erudite ways a neglected tradition in English poetry. * Nicholas Hudson, The Age of Johnson *
Williams's research is thorough, her readings persuasive, and her arguments strong. * Cynthia Wall, Studies in English Literature *
Wide-ranging and ambitious in its interpretative and analytical scope, the book is nevertheless lucidly written and evenly paced, with Williams maintaining a tight control over her material throughout. As a result, the work is likely to speak...to a wide range of audiences...I enjoyed the book a great deal, finding it both absorbing and compelling. * Tim Harris, Modern Philology *
There is much of interest here * Isabel Rivers, Modern Languages Review vol 102, part1 *
It will...constitute a valuable resource for both literary and historical students of the period. * David Hopkins, Notes and Queries *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199558629
Author Abigail Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 407g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 139mm * 18mm