A History of Augustan Fable (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521032285)

This book explores the tradition of fable across a wide variety of written and illustrative media, from its origins in classical antiquity to the end of the English eighteenth century and beyond. Tracing the impact of classical models on verse and moral fables of the eighteenth century, and studying the use of the fable by major writers--including Dryden, Pope, Swift, Gay and Cowper--in their historical and literary contexts, Mark Loveridge offers the first full account of a highly significant form of English and European literature.

Author: Mark Loveridge,Loveridge Mark
ISBN-10: 0521032288
ISBN-13: 9780521032285
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2006
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d