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A Century of Parody and Imitation

by Walter Jerrold

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry72 chapters
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About this book

Explore a rich collection of poetic parodies tracing the art from its 1812 revival in Rejected Addresses to the finest imitations of the 19th century, revealing both playful homage and sharp criticism through masterful mimicry.

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Contents

72 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFATORY NOTE
03ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AUTHORS, WITH THEIR PARODIES OR IMITATIONS
04HORACE AND JAMES SMITH
05GEORGE ELLIS.
06GEORGE CRABBE.
07CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE.
08JOHN HOOKHAM FRERE.
09GEORGE CANNING AND JOHN HOOKHAM FRERE.
10JOHN HOOKHAM FRERE, GEORGE CANNING, AND GEORGE ELLIS.
11GEORGE CANNING AND GEORGE ELLIS.
12JAMES HOGG.

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