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Bradford, Richard – Visible Language, 1989
Examines how eighteenth-century critics treated the visual format of traditional verse as a determinant in readers' appreciation of form and meaning. Explores correspondences between eighteenth-century work and modern criticism. Argues that twentieth-century appreciations of the visual format of verse are limited by their concentration upon more…
Descriptors: Eighteenth Century Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Poetry