Project Gutenberg 2022-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 289 Quayle, Thomas 1884 25006733 Poetic diction: A study of eighteenth century verse Poetic diction: A study of 18th century verse $aUnited Kingdom :$bMethuen & Co.,$c1924. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Poetic Diction: A Study of Eighteenth Century Verse" by Thomas Quayle is a literary critique written in the early 20th century. This work investigates the poetic language utilized during the eighteenth century, particularly analyzing the views surrounding "poetic diction" and how this language evolved in relation to contemporary social and literary contexts. Quayle aims to critique the misconceptions about the poetry of this era, addressing the historical dismissal of its style and contributions. At the start of the study, Quayle sets the stage by discussing the historical context following the publication of the "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798, highlighting the ensuing criticism of the classical poetic language of the eighteenth century. He notes how poets of that time, including Pope and Dryden, faced unjust disparagement due to labels that oversimplified their contributions. Quayle proposes to reevaluate these poets' work, examining the various forms of poetic diction—such as Latinism, archaism, and abstraction—which were utilized in their poetry. The opening portion establishes the book's intent to assess the value of the language used in eighteenth-century verse and explore how it reflects the literary and cultural conditions of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/poeticdictionstu0000quay/page/n5/mode/2up 20210527002529quayle 1924 GB Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism English language -- Diction PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 587095 2025-07-27T07:15:03.691677 text/html 545334 2024-10-18T23:07:15 text/html 401624 2025-07-27T07:15:13.933675 application/epub+zip 407624 2025-07-27T07:15:05.767681 application/epub+zip 284667 2025-07-27T07:15:04.670666 application/epub+zip 569601 2025-07-27T07:15:19.417636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511853 2025-07-27T07:15:13.020693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480453 2022-09-30T19:44:55.432794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414046 2025-07-27T07:15:02.149779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393995 2024-10-18T23:07:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16383 2025-07-27T07:15:19.588592 application/rdf+xml 7438 2025-07-27T07:15:05.011696 image/jpeg 1709 2025-07-27T07:15:04.825715 image/jpeg 322878 2025-07-27T07:15:03.732679 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