The Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry

ISBN-13: 9780367862381 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 476 str.

John Arthos

Opis

Originally published in 1949, this title was written in order to help establish a better understanding of the ‘stock diction’ of eighteenth-century English poetry, and, in particular, of the diction commonly used in the description of nature.

Spis treści

Preface.  Note of the Citations.  1. The Elements of Stock Diction  2. The Application of Natural History to Poetry  3. The Formation of a Scientific Language for Natural Description  4. Stability and Change in the Language of Natural Philosophy  5. The Interchange of Scientific Language and Poetic Diction.  Appendixes.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

John Arthos