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OverviewEdmund Waller (1606–1687): New Perspectives reappraises the life and works of an important but neglected seventeenth-century English poet. Admired at court in the 1630s and at the Restoration, Waller made a deep impression on contemporary poetry: his collection of Poems (1645) was widely acclaimed and had an ‘extraordinary impact’ on future poets. The book investigates, among other things, Waller’s political views on affairs of state, his social and literary interactions with younger poets, his friendship with John Evelyn while in exile, his technical poetic innovations, his rivalry with Andrew Marvell, his elegies, and his contemporary and posthumous reputation. Contributors: Warren Chernaik, Daniel Cook, Stephen Deng, Martin Dzelzainis, Richard Hillyer, Philip Major, Michael P. Parker, Tessie Prakas, Geoffrey Smith, Thomas Ward, and Gillian Wright. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip MajorPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Weight: 0.607kg ISBN: 9789004463974ISBN 10: 9004463976 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 15 September 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Philip Major 1 ‘Power Unbounded and a Will Confined’: Waller’s Politics Warren Chernaik 2 Banished from the ‘frantic isle’: Edmund Waller in Exile Geoffrey Smith 3 Waller, Marvell, and ‘La Belle Stuart’ Reconsidered Martin Dzelzainis 4 ‘… and Musick too’: Edmund Waller on the Pages of Ayres and Dialogues (1653) Thomas Ward 5 ‘We Plough the Deep, and Reap What Others Sow’: Waller’s Panegyrick and the Empire of Trade Stephen Deng 6 ‘… like Orpheus, with My Numerous Moan’: Wit by Association in Waller’s 1645 Poems Tessie Prakas 7 ‘Such Huge Extremes’: Waller, Denham and the Emergence of Neoclassical Distichs Richard Hillyer 8 Waller’s Elegies Daniel Cook 9 In Praise of Mr. Waller Gillian Wright 10 Waller and the Wits: Poetry, Reputation, and Generational Conflict at the Court of Charles II Michael P. Parker IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPhilip Major is the author of Writings of Exile in the English Revolution and Restoration (Ashgate, 2013), and has edited several volumes of essays, including Royalists and Royalism in 17th-Century Literature: Exploring Abraham Cowley (Routledge, 2020). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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