
Lectures on Poetry / Read in the Schools of Natural Philosophy at Oxford
by Joseph Trapp
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1742. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
Chapters (306)
- LECTURES ON POETRY
- The Translator's Advertisement.
- The Author's Preface.
- ERRATA.
- LECTURE I.
- LECTURE II, and III. Of the Nature and Origin of Poetry in general.
- LECTURE IV, V, VI, VII. Of the Style of Poetry.
- LECTURE VIII, IX, X, XI. Of the Beauty of Thought in Poetry; or of Elegance and Sublimity.
- LECTURE XII. Of Epigram, and other lighter Species of Poetry.
- LECTURE XIII. Of Elegy.
- LECTURE XIV. Of Pastorals.
- LECTURE XV. Of Didactic or Preceptive Poetry.
- LECTURE XVI. Of Lyric Poetry.
- LECTURE XVII, XVIII. Of Satire.
- LECTURE XIX, &c. Of the Drama in general.
- LECTURE XXIII, &c. Of Comedy.
- LECTURE XXVI, &c. Of Tragedy.
- LECTURE XXIX, &c. Of Epic, or Heroic Poetry.
- CONCLUSION.
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