John Hoyles: 2 books
The Edges of Augustanism
The Aesthetics of Spirituality in Thomas Ken, John Byrom and William Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
It has recently been argued that the 18th century can no longer be 1 seen as gripped in the strait-jacket of Augustanism and Neoclassicism. Such labels are seen as doing less than justice to the rich variety of individual talents and intellectual trends which collectively constitute 18th century culture....
The Waning of the Renaissance 1640–1740
Studies in the Thought and Poetry of Henry More, John Norris and Isaac Watts
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
It is not always easy to maintain a proper balance between the delineation of cultural development within a given literary field and the claims of practical criticism. And yet if the history of ideas is to be more than a pastime for the student of literature, it must be rooted in the precise art of...