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Henry Birkhead, Founder of the Oxford Chair of Poetry (1617-1697)

Henry Birkhead, Founder of the Oxford Chair of Poetry (1617-1697) Poetry and the Redemption of History - Studies in British Literature

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The story of the life of the donor of the Oxford Chair of Poetry - Henry Birkenhead - is told here. Using original sources, this work examines his writings, which relate to his over-riding preoccupation with scholarship and the ways in which he reacted to the times in which he was born, seeing poetry as a living force preserving the ideals not only of his youth, but of a more gracious and spiritual world.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773482128
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.0071142
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 165
Weight: 476g
Height: 240mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 19mm