Letters on chivalry and romance
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Letters on chivalry and romance
（Cultural formations : the eighteenth century, . Spenser's Faerie queene : Warton's observations and Hurd's letters / edited by David Fairer ; vol. 3）
Routledge, 2001
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Reprint. Originally published: London : [s.n.] , 1762
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: set ISBN 9780415219570
Description
This set publishes two of the most influential critical works of the eighteenth century together for the first time. Richard Hurd's Letters on Chivalry and Romance and the second (enlarged) edition of Thomas Warton's Observations on the Fairy Queen appeared within a few months of each other in 1762. These two books, which together represented a new 'historical' criticism, established Spenser's Faerie Queene as a 'romantic' poem in the tradition of medieval romance and fictions of chivalry.
With the recent surge of interest in the eighteenth century origins of the literary canon, Hurd and Warton have attracted new critical attention as major figures of the Spenser revival of the time. Fairer's introduction draws on newly discovered material to place the works in their contemporary context. This set will prove an attractive and useful volume for Spenserians and eighteenth century scholars alike.
Table of Contents
Warton's Observations 1. Warton's Observations 2. Letters on Chivalry and Romance
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ISBN 9780415243612
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First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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