Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 354 Bernbaum, Ernest 1879 1958 English Poets of the Eighteenth Century English Poets of the 18th Century Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "English Poets of the Eighteenth Century" by Ernest Bernbaum is a comprehensive anthology curated during the early 20th century. This collection presents a wide array of poems from notable poets of the 18th century, featuring both celebrated classics and lesser-known works that reflect the poetry and sentiments of the time. The anthology emphasizes the transition and development of poetic forms and themes within the context of the sociopolitical landscape of 18th-century England. The opening of the anthology includes a preface where Bernbaum outlines his objectives and methodologies in compiling the collection, stressing the intent to provide authentic texts free from excessive scholarly apparatus. He conveys his aim to represent not only what has endured through time but also pieces that captured contemporary thought and feeling, even if they have fallen into obscurity. Bernbaum discusses the varying influences and tonal shifts among the poets, from the unambitious yet popular verses of John Pomfret to the more stable, serene presence of renowned writers like Alexander Pope and Isaac Watts, hinting at themes of moderation, human virtue, and the evolving nature of English literature during the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 812176 2025-07-04T11:07:32.250551 text/html 812163 812035 2024-11-05T04:09:33.396920 2023-10-05T05:12:46.174750 text/html text/html 372148 2025-07-04T11:08:08.849346 application/epub+zip 377102 2025-07-04T11:07:46.183443 application/epub+zip 369231 2025-07-04T11:07:39.533521 application/epub+zip 746495 2025-07-04T11:08:16.154377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646807 2025-07-04T11:07:57.394444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619307 2022-09-05T07:14:36.362665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655354 2025-07-04T11:07:31.528506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 635624 2024-10-28T17:40:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16739 2025-07-04T11:08:16.305311 application/rdf+xml 16567 2025-07-04T11:07:40.034488 image/jpeg 3899 2025-07-04T11:07:39.784466 image/jpeg 355765 2025-07-04T11:07:32.307521 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia