Miscellanies
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Poetic miscellanies represent a particularly important and popular mediation of poetry in the eighteenth century, since they represent one of the most visible points of contact between the shaping of the literary canon, and the commercial demands of print culture. Yet they remain little used or studied because of their bewildering number and variety: at the most conservative estimate, there were a thousand published between 1700-1800, yet the contents of most of these are relatively unknown and unexamined. In this collection, you will be able to learn more about and explore some miscellanies from the time.
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| # | Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | The lover's pacquet: ... | The lover's pacquet: or, the marriage-miscellany: with the newest mode of courtship; containing,… | |
| 12 | A pacquet from Parnassus: or, a collection of papers | London : printed by J. How; and sold by J. Nutt | |
| 13 | Miscellanies & 18th century print culture | From the 'Digital Miscellanies Index' website Miscellanies differ from poetic anthologies in that… | |
| 14 | The town and country jester; or, a new fund of genuine wit and good humour | "Containing the most complete, rational, merry, diverting, and humourous collection of agreeable… | |
| 15 | Elegant extracts ... | or, Useful and entertaining passages in prose, selected for the improvement of young persons: being… | |
| 16 | Miscellany Poems on Several Occasions Title Page | Image of the title page of the book by Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720) [Public… | |
| 17 | Miscellanies in prose and verse | 2d ed., 1713, London : Printed for John Morphew | |
| 18 | Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany | Dr Abigail Williams, Director of the Digital Miscellanies Index, explains how these popular… | Abigail Williams |
| 19 | Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany | Dr Abigail Williams, Director of the Digital Miscellanies Index, explains how these popular… | Abigail Williams |
| 20 | The Joys of Cricket | This podcast looks at cricket seen through eighteenth-century eyes, focussing on a poem by James… | Adam Rounce |