Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-century London - 9780199280490
Un libro in lingua di Brant Clare (EDT) Whyman Susan E. (EDT) edito da Oxford University Press, 2007
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Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London will entertain and inform all who are interested in literature, history, and the city of London. This unique book invites the reader to walk along the dirty, crowded, and fascinating streets of eighteenth-century London in an unusual way. Nine leading experts from the fields of literature, history, classics, gender, biography, geography, and costume, offer different interpretations of John Gay's poem Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of Londoni (1716). The poem--a lively, funny, and thought-provoking statement about urban life--accompanies the essays, in a new edition with comprehensive notes. The introduction paints a vibrant picture of London in 1716, depicting Gay's fascinating life and literary world, offering an invaluable guide to the poem. Together, these elements allow the heat, grime, and smells of the underbelly of eighteenth-century London come alive in new ways.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-century London
- Sottotitolo: John Gay's Trivia
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Brant Clare (EDT) Whyman Susan E. (EDT)
- Editore: Oxford University Press
- Collana: Oxford Univ Pr (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 06 Gennaio '07
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : City and town life England London History 18th century
- Pagine: 256
- Dimensioni mm: 222 x 146 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0199280495
- EAN-13: 9780199280490