- 308 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Harmony from Discords: A Life of Sir John Denham offers the first full-length biography of Sir John Denham, a poet celebrated in his time but often overshadowed in modern literary history. Praised by luminaries such as John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and Samuel Johnson, Denham's Coopers Hill was heralded as a masterful embodiment of English poetics, taste, and intellectual ideals. This biography traces Denham's life and career, providing a nuanced exploration of his poetic achievements within the tumultuous historical and personal contexts that shaped his work. The book places particular emphasis on Coopers Hill, a landmark poem whose distinct versions reflect transformative periods in Denham's life—from his early career before the English Civil War to his later years under Cromwell's rule and during the Restoration. Through meticulous research, the biography examines how Denham's revisions to Coopers Hill mirror his evolving circumstances, including his roles as a poet, a royalist, and a public servant. By interweaving the events of his life with his poetic oeuvre, this biography illuminates the threads connecting Denham's personal experiences, historical upheavals, and literary legacy, offering a comprehensive portrait of a figure central to the Augustan tradition. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- I: Youth
- II: Strafford
- III: Civil War
- IV: Exile
- V: Conspiracy
- VI: Restoration
- VII. Distress
- VII: Serenity
- Appendix A DENHAM’S ACTIVITIES FROM OCTOBER 1642 UNTIL APRIL 1643: DEGENERATION OF THE ACCOUNT THROUGH SUCCESSIVE BIOGRAPHIES
- Appendix B A REVISED CANON OF THE WORKS OF JOHN DENHAM
- Index