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Patronage, punch-ups, and polite correspondence: the radical background of James Woodhouse’s early poetry
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In this essay, Adam Bridgen argues that the oft-condemned “sycophancy” of James Woodhouse’s early poetry is a misapprehension that overlooks the emergence of his evangelical, egalitarian beliefs in the mid-1760s. Reconsidering the letters between Woodhouse and his patrons reveals not only the influential friendships he cultivated as a plebeian poet but also the class prejudices he continued to encounter and resist, often forcefully. Although he conformed to a humble self-portrayal in his 1764...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Huntington Library Quarterly Journal website
- Volume:
- 80
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 99–134
- Publication date:
- 2017-03-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-08-01
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1544-399X
- ISSN:
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0018-7895
- Source identifiers:
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827134
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- pubs:827127
- Deposit date:
- 2018-03-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
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This is the version of record of the article. The final version is
available online from University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) at: https://doi.org/10.1353/hlq.2017.0004
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