Infobase Publishing - The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry, 17th and 18th Centuries

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The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry: 17th and 18th Centuries is an encyclopedic guide to British poetry from 1600 to 1800. With more than 400 entries ranging in length from 300 to more than 2,500 words, this new and extensive resource covers some of the finest and most popular poetry in the English language. Appendixes include a general bibliography and a glossary of poetic terms.

Coverage includes:

Major poems, such as "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," "The Flea," Paradise Lost, and The Rape of the Lock
Poets, from the Puritan period up to the beginnings of the Romantic Age, including Aphra Behn, John Donne, John Dryden, Thomas Gray, George Herbert, Ben Jonson, John Milton, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, and Lady Mary Wroth
Important themes, topics, and movements, such as carpe diem, Cavalier poets, Metaphysical poets, Sons of Ben, and more.

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"...well written...the authors...do an excellent job of providing the essential information on a wide variety of topics...an excellent resource..."
American Reference Books Annual

"...recommended for high school and college libraries..."
Library Journal

"...a fine work. The large number of entries on individual poems will be especially welcomed by librarians…a valuable addition to high-school, public, and academic libraries."

Booklist

"...an excellent resource…a valuable contribution to 17^th- and 18^th-century literary studies…Highly recommended."

Choice

"A very useful reference..."

Richmond Public Schools, Library Media Services

"...well written...the authors...do an excellent job of providing the essential information on a wide variety of topics...an excellent resource..."
American Reference Books Annual

"...recommended for high school and college libraries..."
Library Journal

"...a fine work. The large number of entries on individual poems will be especially welcomed by librarians…a valuable addition to high-school, public, and academic libraries."

Booklist

"...an excellent resource…a valuable contribution to 17^th- and 18^th-century literary studies…Highly recommended."

Choice

"A very useful reference..."

Richmond Public Schools, Library Media Services

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