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Poetic Occasion from Milton to Wordsworth (Early Modern Literature in History) by John Dolan is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is Poetic Occasion from Milton to Wordsworth (Early Modern Literature in History) about?
John Dolan takes a new approach to the evolution of the modern English lyric, emphasising the way in which several generations of poets, reacting to post-Reformation readers' dislike for invented poetic narratives, competed for the right to commemorate important public occasions and slowly expanded the range of acceptable occasion. This book demonstrates that many fundamental features of a typical modern lyric actually evolved as responses to the limitations of occasional poetry.
Who reads Poetic Occasion from Milton to Wordsworth (Early Modern Literature in History)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Dolan
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780230286474
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Historical Fiction, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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