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Patronage, punch-ups, and polite correspondence : the radical background of James Woodhouse’s early poetry
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dc.contributor.author | Bridgen, Adam | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-09T12:30:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-02-09T12:30:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-22 | |
dc.identifier | 277738351 | |
dc.identifier | 04cd9481-b8b3-4f1a-832e-7deca96e88ab | |
dc.identifier | 85027270384 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Bridgen , A 2017 , ' Patronage, punch-ups, and polite correspondence : the radical background of James Woodhouse’s early poetry ' , Huntington Library Quarterly , vol. 80 , no. 1 , pp. 99-134 . https://doi.org/10.1353/hlq.2017.0004 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0018-7895 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/24832 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this essay, Adam Bridgen argues that the oft-condemned “sycophancy” of James Woodhouse’s early poetry is a misapprehension that overlooks the emergence of his evangelical, egalitarian beliefs in the mid-1760s. Reconsidering the letters between Woodhouse and his patrons reveals not only the influential friendships he cultivated as a plebeian poet but also the class prejudices he continued to encounter and resist, often forcefully. Although he conformed to a humble self-portrayal in his 1764 and 1766 Poems, Woodhouse’s subversion of praise allowed him to criticize as well as commend elite behavior; viewing benevolence as a Christian duty faithful to the more equal society that God had intended, he praised patronage, in fact, for its leveling potential. | |
dc.format.extent | 36 | |
dc.format.extent | 1532014 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Huntington Library Quarterly | en |
dc.subject | Eighteenth century | en |
dc.subject | Patronage | en |
dc.subject | Poetry | en |
dc.subject | Social class and status | en |
dc.subject | Epistolary Cultures | en |
dc.subject | Radicalism | en |
dc.subject | Gardens | en |
dc.subject | Methodism | en |
dc.subject | P Language and Literature | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | P | en |
dc.title | Patronage, punch-ups, and polite correspondence : the radical background of James Woodhouse’s early poetry | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of English | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1353/hlq.2017.0004 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2018-03-22 |
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