| Title: |
The Rhyme of the Ancient Labourer:Working-class Poets and the Classics |
| Authors: |
Stead, Henry |
| Contributors: |
Clarke, Ben |
| Source: |
Stead , H 2025 , The Rhyme of the Ancient Labourer : Working-class Poets and the Classics . in B Clarke (ed.) , The Routledge Companion to Working-Class Literature . Routledge Taylor & Francis Group , London . |
| Publisher Information: |
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Description: |
This chapter focuses on the classicism of several ‘worker poets’ of the 18th century, including: the shoemaker James Woodhouse (ca. 1735–1820), the thresher Stephen Duck (ca. 1705–1756), the washerwoman Mary Collier (1688–1762), the blind son of a bricklayer Thomas Blacklock (1721–1791), and the milkwoman Ann Yearsley (1753–1806). It examines their poetical works, their relationships with patrons, publishers, readers and critics, and their engagement with ancient Greek and Latin literature. |
| Document Type: |
book part |
| Language: |
English |
| ISBN: |
978-1-00-322624-6; 1-00-322624-8 |
| Relation: |
urn:ISBN:9781003226246 |
| Availability: |
https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/publications/926e6d33-46dc-41bd-a3fa-23c7cafa2448 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.5B30E8F5 |
| Database: |
BASE |