British Labouring Class Nature Poetry 1730 1837

Download or read book British Labouring-Class Nature Poetry, 1730-1837 written by B. Keegan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-05-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study shows how poets worked within and against the available forms of nature writing to challenge their place within physical, political, and cultural landscapes. Looking at the treatment of different ecosystems, it argues that writing about the environment allowed labouring-class poets to explore important social and aesthetic questions.