The Eighteenth Century: Swift to Crabbe

English Verse #3

by Paul Driver

Known as the Age of Reason, the 18th century was an ear of relative peace, prosperity and growth. The poetry of this time is characterized on the one hand by urban satire--the rapier genius of Pope, the biting irony of Swift; on the other hand there existed the pastoral poetic world of rural meditation found in Gray's "Elegy", Goldsmith's "The Deserted Village", and the odes of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea.

2 pages, Audio Cassette

First published August 1, 1996

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb collection. Convinced me to try full books by a few of the poets.