Description |
ix, 270, [1] p. ; 21 cm. |
Series |
Columbia University studies in English and comparative literature
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Library of English literature ; LEL 11594
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Thesis |
Issued also as thesis (Ph.D.) Columbia university. |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: p. 251-264. |
Contents |
The seventeenth century definition of melancholy. -- The taste for melancholy in 1700. -- The revolt against melancholy, 1700-1725. -- Melancholy and description, 1725-1750. -- The persistence of melancholy and its ethical condemnation, 1725-1750. The perfection of form; Gray's "Elegy," 1751. |
Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 sheet of microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 11594) |
Note |
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Subject |
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. Elegy.
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English poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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Melancholy.
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