Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Bernbaum, Ernest 1879 1958 English Poets of the Eighteenth Century English Poets of the 18th Century Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "English Poets of the Eighteenth Century" by Ernest Bernbaum is a comprehensive anthology curated during the early 20th century. This collection presents a wide array of poems from notable poets of the 18th century, featuring both celebrated classics and lesser-known works that reflect the poetry and sentiments of the time. The anthology emphasizes the transition and development of poetic forms and themes within the context of the sociopolitical landscape of 18th-century England. The opening of the anthology includes a preface where Bernbaum outlines his objectives and methodologies in compiling the collection, stressing the intent to provide authentic texts free from excessive scholarly apparatus. He conveys his aim to represent not only what has endured through time but also pieces that captured contemporary thought and feeling, even if they have fallen into obscurity. Bernbaum discusses the varying influences and tonal shifts among the poets, from the unambitious yet popular verses of John Pomfret to the more stable, serene presence of renowned writers like Alexander Pope and Isaac Watts, hinting at themes of moderation, human virtue, and the evolving nature of English literature during the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 812170 812042 2024-10-05T04:09:49.235919 2023-10-05T05:12:45.762752 text/html text/html 812163 812035 2024-10-05T04:09:49.736877 2023-10-05T05:12:46.174750 text/html text/html 372247 2024-10-05T04:10:31.139149 application/epub+zip 377200 2024-10-05T04:10:05.437878 application/epub+zip 369329 2024-10-05T04:09:57.875820 application/epub+zip 746374 2024-10-05T04:10:39.374141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651504 2024-10-05T04:10:18.112786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619307 2022-09-05T07:14:36.362665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655468 655391 2024-10-05T04:09:48.445949 2023-10-05T05:12:45.109727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 656914 2020-12-19T16:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 265861 2020-12-19T16:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 656923 2020-12-19T16:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265745 2020-12-19T16:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20709 2024-10-05T04:10:39.538167 application/rdf+xml 16567 2024-10-05T04:09:58.446816 image/jpeg 3899 2024-10-05T04:09:58.162872 image/jpeg 355713 2024-10-05T04:09:49.800110 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia