Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London

Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780191557620
ISBN-13 : 0191557625
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Book Synopsis Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London by : Clare Brant

Download or read book Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London written by Clare Brant and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walking the Streets of Eighteenth-Century London will entertain and inform all who are interested in literature, history, and the city of London. This unique book invites the reader to walk along the dirty, crowded, and fascinating streets of eighteenth-century London in an unusual way. Nine leading experts from the fields of literature, history, classics, gender, biography, geography, and costume, offer different interpretations of John Gay's poem Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716). The poem - a lively, funny, and thought-provoking statement about urban life - accompanies the essays, in a new edition with comprehensive notes. The introduction paints a vibrant picture of London in 1716, depicting Gay's fascinating life and literary world, offering an invaluable guide to the poem. Together, these elements allow the heat, grime, and smells of the underbelly of eighteenth-century London come alive in new ways.


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