The Resource Nothing to admire : the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill, Christopher Yu
Nothing to admire : the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill, Christopher Yu
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- Summary
- "Nothing to Admire argues for the persistence of a central tradition of poetic satire in English that extends from Restoration England to present-day America. This tradition is rooted in John Dryden's and Alexander Pope's uses of Augustan metaphor to criticize the abuse of social and political power and to promote an antithetical ideal of satiric authority based on freedom of mind. Because of their commitment to neoclassical conceptions of political virtue, the British Augustans developed a meritocratic cultural ideal grounded in poetic judgment and opposed to the political institutions and practices of their superiors in birth, wealth, and might. Their Augustanism thus gives a political meaning to the Horatian principle of nil admirari. This book calls the resulting outlook "cultural liberalism" in order to distinguish it from the classical liberal insistence on private property as the basis of political liberty, a conviction that arises within the same general period and often stands in adversarial relation to the Augustan mentality."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 219 pages
- Contents
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- Satura redux : Dryden and the Augustan ideal
- Arm'd for virtue : pope as cultural liberal
- Byron, laughter, and legitimation
- Auden in the polis of the absurd
- Imbued with otherness : Merrill's mock-epics of desire
- Isbn
- 9780195155303
- Label
- Nothing to admire : the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill
- Title
- Nothing to admire
- Title remainder
- the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher Yu
- Subject
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- Merrill, James, 1926-1995 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Political poetry, American -- History and criticism
- Political poetry, English -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Verse satire, American -- History and criticism
- Verse satire, English -- History and criticism
- Politics and literature -- English-speaking countries
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Nothing to Admire argues for the persistence of a central tradition of poetic satire in English that extends from Restoration England to present-day America. This tradition is rooted in John Dryden's and Alexander Pope's uses of Augustan metaphor to criticize the abuse of social and political power and to promote an antithetical ideal of satiric authority based on freedom of mind. Because of their commitment to neoclassical conceptions of political virtue, the British Augustans developed a meritocratic cultural ideal grounded in poetic judgment and opposed to the political institutions and practices of their superiors in birth, wealth, and might. Their Augustanism thus gives a political meaning to the Horatian principle of nil admirari. This book calls the resulting outlook "cultural liberalism" in order to distinguish it from the classical liberal insistence on private property as the basis of political liberty, a conviction that arises within the same general period and often stands in adversarial relation to the Augustan mentality."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yu, Christopher
- Dewey number
- 821.009/358
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR508.S27
- LC item number
- Y8 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political poetry, English
- Verse satire, English
- Political poetry, American
- Verse satire, American
- Politics and literature
- Merrill, James
- Label
- Nothing to admire : the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill, Christopher Yu
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Satura redux : Dryden and the Augustan ideal -- Arm'd for virtue : pope as cultural liberal -- Byron, laughter, and legitimation -- Auden in the polis of the absurd -- Imbued with otherness : Merrill's mock-epics of desire
- Control code
- 50693025
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 219 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195155303
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002015611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Nothing to admire : the politics of poetic satire from Dryden to Merrill, Christopher Yu
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Satura redux : Dryden and the Augustan ideal -- Arm'd for virtue : pope as cultural liberal -- Byron, laughter, and legitimation -- Auden in the polis of the absurd -- Imbued with otherness : Merrill's mock-epics of desire
- Control code
- 50693025
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 219 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195155303
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002015611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Political poetry, American -- History and criticism
- Political poetry, English -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Verse satire, American -- History and criticism
- Verse satire, English -- History and criticism
- Politics and literature -- English-speaking countries
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