Literary minstrelsy, 1770-1830 :

minstrels and improvisers in British, Irish, and American literature /
Erik Simpson.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Simpson, Erik, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Houndmills, Balsingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print
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Notes:Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from 9A Collection items] in the NLI catalogue.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical description: ix, 215 p. ; 23 cm.

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ISBN:9780230200517 (alk. paper)
0230200516 (alk. paper)
Table of Contents:
The minstrel mode
The minstrel in the world : Sydney Owenson and Irish internationalism
'The minstrels of modern Italy' : Germaine de Staƫl, improvisation, and myths of Corinne
The minstrel and Regency Romanticism : James Beattie and the rivalry of Byron and Wordsworth
The minstrel goes to market : the prizes and contests of James Hogg, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, and Felicia Hermans
The 'minstrel of the western continent' : The last of the Mohicans and transatlantic minstrelsy before blackface.