{"product_id":"anna-letitia-barbauld-and-eighteenth-century-daniel-p-watkins-9781421404585","title":"Anna Letitia Barbauld and Eighteenth-Century Visionary Poetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this first critical study of Anna Letitia Barbauld's major work, Daniel P. Watkins reveals the singular purpose of Barbauld's visionary poems: to recreate the world based on the values of liberty and justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatkins examines in close detail both the form and content of Barbauld's \u003ci\u003ePoems, \u003c\/i\u003eoriginally published in 1773 and revised and reissued in 1792. Along with careful readings of the poems that situate the works in their broader political, historical, and philosophical contexts, Watkins explores the relevance of the introductory epigraphs and the importance of the poems' placement throughout the volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentering his study on Barbauld's effort to develop a visionary poetic stance, Watkins argues that the deliberate arrangement of the poems creates a coherent portrayal of Barbauld's poetic, political, and social vision, a far-sighted sagacity born of her deep belief that the principles of love, sympathy, liberty, and pacifism are necessary for a secure and meaningful human reality. In tracing the contours of this effort, Watkins examines, in particular, the tension in Barbauld's poetry between her desire to engage directly with the political realities of the world and her equally strong longing for a pastoral world of peace and prosperity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars of British literature and women writers will welcome this important study of one of the eighteenth century's foremost writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel P. Watkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421404583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421404585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012","brand":"Daniel P. Watkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088209555711,"sku":"9781421404585","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b915728b-659c-4455-aea1-c6e2c9f4af52.jpg?v=1769103663","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anna-letitia-barbauld-and-eighteenth-century-daniel-p-watkins-9781421404585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}