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OverviewIn 1730 Stephen Duck became the most famous agricultural labourer in the Hanoverian England when his writing won him the patronage of Queen Caroline. Duck and his writing intrigued his contemporaries. How was it possible for an agricultural labourer to become a poet? What would a thresher write? Did he really deserve royal patronage, and what would he do with such an honour? How should he be supported? And was he an isolated prodigy, or were there others like him, equally deserving of support? Duck's remarkable story reveals the tolerances, and intolerances, of the Hanoverian social order. Class, Patronage, and Poetry in Hanoverian England: Stephen Duck, The Famous Threshing Poet explores these complex and contested relationships through Duck's life and work. It sheds new light on the poet's early life, revealing how the farm labourer developed an interest in poetry; how he wrote his most famous poem, 'The Thresher's Labour'; how his public identity as the 'famous Threshing Poet' took shape; and how he came to be positioned as a figurehead of labouring-class writing. It explores how the patronage Duck received shaped his writing; how he came to reconceive his relationship with land, labour, and leisure; and how he made use of his newly acquired classical learning to develop new friendships and career opportunities. Finally, it reveals how, after Duck's death, rumours about his suicide came to overshadow the achievements of his life. Both in life, and in death, this book argues, Duck provided both opportunity and provocation for thinking through the complex interplay of class, patronage, and poetry in Hanoverian England. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer Batt (Lecturer in English, Lecturer in English, University of Bristol)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780198859666ISBN 10: 019885966 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 June 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe first monograph devoted to working-class poet Stephen Duck (1705-56) to appear in some hundred years, Class, Patronage, and Poetry in Hanoverian England is more than a critical study of a single poet, though it is that. Batt (Univ. of Bristol, UK) also uses Duck to explore issues of class and patronage in 18th-century Britain. ... A valuable resource on 18th-century culture and poetry. -- A. W. Lee, CHOICE The first monograph devoted to working-class poet Stephen Duck (1705-56) to appear in some hundred years, Class, Patronage, and Poetry in Hanoverian England is more than a critical study of a single poet, though it is that. Batt (Univ. of Bristol, UK) also uses Duck to explore issues of class and patronage in 18th-century Britain. ... A valuable resource on 18th-century culture and poetry. * A. W. Lee, CHOICE * Author InformationJennifer Batt is a Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |