CHURCHILL, Charles.
The British Poets: Charles Churchill.
London: British Literary Society , n.d.
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The Extra-Illustrated Crown edition of The Poems of Charles Churchill
The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Charles Churchill, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front and rear panels, ivory and green floral inlays to the spine and panels, full morocco doublures elaborately decorated in gilt, silk-watered endleaves, all edges gilt, ribbons bound in, extra-illustrated with tissue-guarded hand-coloured plates. In near fine condition
Charles Churchill (1732–1764) was an influential English satirist of the eighteenth century whose work reflected the political and cultural tensions of his time. Closely associated with radical Whig politics, Churchill used verse as a vehicle for sharp social and political critique, often targeting figures within the literary and theatrical worlds. His most notable poems, including The Rosciad (1761) and The Prophecy of Famine (1763), demonstrated his command of heroic couplets and his ability to combine wit with invective. Unlike the more restrained neoclassical satirists who preceded him, Churchill’s style was marked by its directness, personal attacks, and energetic tone, which contributed to both his popularity and controversy. Though his career was brief, his work occupied an important place in the development of eighteenth-century satire, bridging the gap between Augustan formalism and a more openly partisan mode of poetic expression.
The British Poets: Charles Churchill.
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