Christopher Smart and Satire: 'Mary Midnight' and the Midwife by Min Wild (Engli

Description: Christopher Smart and Satire by Min Wild Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Explores the idiosyncratic world of satire in the eighteenth-century periodical, focusing on the way that writers adopted personae to engage with debates taking place during the British Enlightenment. This title provides an examination of Christopher Smarts adoption of the bizarre, sardonic Mary Midnight as his alter-ego. Publisher Description Christopher Smart and Satire explores the lively and idiosyncratic world of satire in the eighteenth-century periodical, focusing on the way that writers adopted personae to engage with debates taking place during the British Enlightenment. Taking Christopher Smarts audacious and hitherto underexplored Midwife, or Old Womans Magazine (1750-1753) as her primary source, Min Wild provides a rich examination of the prizewinning Cambridge poets adoption of the bizarre, sardonic Mary Midnight as his alter-ego. Her analysis provides insights into the difficult position in which eighteenth-century writers were placed, as ideas regarding the nature and functions of authorship were gradually being transformed. At the same time, Wild also demonstrates that Smarts use of Mary Midnight is part of a tradition of learned wit, having an established history and characterized by identifiable satirical and rhetorical techniques. Wilds engagement with her exuberant source materials establishes the skill and ingenuity of Smarts often undervalued, multilayered prose satire. As she explores Smarts use of a peculiarly female voice, Wild offers us a picture of an ingenious and ribald wit whose satirical overview of society explores, overturns, and anatomises questions of gender, politics, and scientific and literary endeavors. Author Biography Min Wild is based in the Department of Humanities at the University of Exeter, UK. Details ISBN 0754661938 ISBN-13 9780754661931 Title Christopher Smart and Satire Author Min Wild Format Hardcover Year 2008 Pages 240 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:97848256; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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