Richard Blackmore – 1718 – POEMS – scarce Augustan Poetry 1st Collected Edition
BothDryden and Pope mocked him repeatedly, presenting him as emblematic of heavy-handed moralising and poetic ambition without genius. Indeed, part of Blackmore’s historical importance lies precisely in the way his work helped define the literary standards and satirical attitudes of the Augustan age.
Richard Blackmore – 1718 – POEMS – scarce Augustan Poetry 1st Collected Edition
BothDryden and Pope mocked him repeatedly, presenting him as emblematic of heavy-handed moralising and poetic ambition without genius. Indeed, part of Blackmore’s historical importance lies precisely in the way his work helped define the literary standards and satirical attitudes of the Augustan age.
Richard Blackmore – 1718 – POEMS – scarce Augustan Poetry 1st Collected Edition
BothDryden and Pope mocked him repeatedly, presenting him as emblematic of heavy-handed moralising and poetic ambition without genius. Indeed, part of Blackmore’s historical importance lies precisely in the way his work helped define the literary standards and satirical attitudes of the Augustan age.