Christopher Smart''s English Lyrics - Translation in the Eighteenth Century

In her study of Christopher Smart's translating practice, Powell proposes a new approach to understanding the relationship between Smart's poetics and his practice. Addressing Smart's versions of Horace, Phaedrus and the Psalms alongside popular works such as Jubilate Agno, this study offers broad insights into classical reception and translation t

List of contents

Introduction

1 Translating Original Verse

2 A Translation of the Psalms: Replacing David

3 Fracturing Phaedrus: Smart's Translated and Original Fables

4 Smart's Horace: Creating Curious Felicity in English Verse

Conclusion: Smart's Lyric Immortality

About the author

Rosalind Powell is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol, UK. She received her doctorate from the University of St Andrews in 2012.

Summary

In her study of Christopher Smart’s translating practice, Powell proposes a new approach to understanding the relationship between Smart’s poetics and his practice. Addressing Smart's versions of Horace, Phaedrus and the Psalms alongside popular works such as Jubilate Agno, this study offers broad insights into classical reception and translation t

Product details

• Authors: Rosalind Powell, Powell Rosalind
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367880217
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88021-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: British Literature in Context in the Long Eighteenth Century
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Religion: general, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: poetry and poets