A Literary History of England: The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1789, by George SherburnAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1948 - 1673 pages |
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Page 746
... popular . They unfortunately tended to separate lyrics , the words of songs , from other types of poetry , and then to subordinate lyrics to music . The most notable publishers of popular songs in the period were John Playford and his ...
... popular . They unfortunately tended to separate lyrics , the words of songs , from other types of poetry , and then to subordinate lyrics to music . The most notable publishers of popular songs in the period were John Playford and his ...
Page 770
... popular in its first run , having , one suspects , in parts the appeal of a gangster play of our days . Apart from the work of Shadwell these middle years ( 1677-92 ) saw the continuation of the work of other professional playwrights ...
... popular in its first run , having , one suspects , in parts the appeal of a gangster play of our days . Apart from the work of Shadwell these middle years ( 1677-92 ) saw the continuation of the work of other professional playwrights ...
Page 813
... popular work was the series Advice to a of essays written for his daughter Elizabeth ( who later became the mother Daughter of the famous Earl of Chesterfield ) and published under title of The New- Year's - Gift : or , Advice to a ...
... popular work was the series Advice to a of essays written for his daughter Elizabeth ( who later became the mother Daughter of the famous Earl of Chesterfield ) and published under title of The New- Year's - Gift : or , Advice to a ...
Contents
List of Abbreviations | 696 |
Literary Criticism of the Restoration | 710 |
III The Poetry of Dryden | 722 |
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