Introduction to Restoration and Eighteenth Century Poetry

Published: Aug. 28, 2010, 10:51 p.m.

The first class in the Introduction to Restoration and Eighteenth Century Poetry.\xa0 Considerations of poetic form: the intense restriction of poetic form demands a matching resourcefulness among its poets.\xa0 The wit, poetry, obscenity, thoughtfulness of Restoration; it descends to things as they are.\xa0 Rochester and Walpole.\xa0 The beginning of Denham's "Cooper's Hill."\xa0 Note: Apologies for lowish fi: will try to improve next time.