Autograph letter signed from Anna Seward, Lichfield, to Charles Simpson, Lenthenchard, Okehampton, Devon [manuscript], 1800 August 18.

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Autograph letter signed from Anna Seward, Lichfield, to Charles Simpson, Lenthenchard, Okehampton, Devon [manuscript], 1800 August 18.

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Seward writes mostly on Josuah Sylvester, Dryden and Milton. She briefly mentions Shakespeare: "Dryden ... placed Ben Jonson upon an higher poetic eminence than Shakespear! While the other critics of that day impudently asserted that the power of dramatic writing expired with that writer, tho Shakespear and Fletcher remained and wrote long after his death."

2 leaves ; 26 x 21 cm.

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Simpson, Charles, 1952-

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Seward, Anna, 1742-1809

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English poet. From the description of Conclusion of an autograph letter signed with postscript : Lichfield, to Robert Fellowes, [1804] Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664731 Anna Seward was born in Eyam, Derbyshire, and resided in Lichfield, England from age thirteen until her death. In addition to her career as a poet, she carried on a voluminous correspondence with many literary figures. From the description of Papers, 1781-1807. (Harvard University)...

Milton, John, 1608-1674

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English poet. From the description of Documents relating to Kensington mortgage, 1651-1700. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475458 Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x00012e John Milton (1608-1674), the poet. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the English translat...

Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618

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Dryden, John, 1631-1700

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John Dryden, 1631-1700, was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright, who dominated the literary life of Restoration England. From the description of John Dryden Letter to Elizabeth Steward, 1698-1699. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 147971227 From the guide to the John Dryden Letter to Elizabeth Steward, 1698-1699, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) Epithet: poet and dramatist...