Mark Akenside (1721–1770)
Autore di The poetical works of Mark Akenside
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1721-11-09
- Data di morte
- 1770-06-23
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Great Britain
- Luogo di nascita
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
- Attività lavorative
- poet
physician
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The pleasures of imagination. : A poem in three books. di Mark Akenside
Akenside is to be considered as a didactic and lyric poet. His great work is the "Pleasures of Imagination," a performance which, published as it was at the age of twenty-three, raised expectations that were not amply satisfied. It has undoubtedly a just claim to very particular notice as an example of great felicity of genius, and uncommon aptitude of acquisitions, of a young mind stored with images, and much exercised in combining and comparing them. –Samuel Johnson in Lives of the Poets… (altro)
Harry B. Smith's listing of this copy in his Sentimental Llibrary.
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- Opere
- 16
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- 1
- Utenti
- 55
- Popolarità
- #295,340
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 12
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- 1