Parodies of the Romantic Age: The Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin and Other Parodic Writings

Parodic writings of the Romantic period are collected in this five-volume set. Volume 1 features 36 issues of the political periodical . Volume 2 collects various verse parodies, while Volume 3 collects prose works. Volume 4 is a new edition of Deacon's , and Volume 5 a new edition of Patmore's , both rare and neglected works. The general introduction in Volume 1 discusses the literary status and critical definitions of parody, and the "grey areas" with regard to intent and context which one can encounter with the form. Each volume also features its own discrete introduction, and an introductory note also precedes each individual selection. Volume 5 contains a comprehensive index. Distributed by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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