Tonson’s Miscellanies

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Tonson’s Miscellanies was a popular late 17th- and early 18th-century series of English poetic anthologies published by Jacob Tonson that helped introduce and disseminate works by major Augustan poets.

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instanceOf English literary miscellany ⓘ
poetry anthology series ⓘ
associatedWith Alexander Pope ⓘ
John Dryden ⓘ
John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ
Joseph Addison ⓘ
Kit-Cat Club milieu ⓘ
Matthew Prior ⓘ
Nicholas Rowe ⓘ
Samuel Garth ⓘ
linked to: Sir Samuel Garth

William Congreve ⓘ
bibliographicCategory early modern English miscellanies ⓘ
circulation popular in late 17th and early 18th century England ⓘ
commercialAspect profitable venture for Jacob Tonson ⓘ
containsWorkType epistles ⓘ
odes ⓘ
satires ⓘ
translations of classical poetry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England ⓘ
editorialPolicy inclusion of translations from classical authors ⓘ
selection of contemporary and recent English verse ⓘ
editorialRoleOfPublisher Jacob Tonson ⓘ
format multi-volume anthology series ⓘ
genre literary anthology ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn canonization of Augustan poets ⓘ
commercial model of English poetry anthologies ⓘ
development of the English poetic canon ⓘ
historicalContext Restoration and early 18th-century English book trade ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm verse ⓘ
literaryMovement Augustan literature ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
notableFor dissemination of Augustan poetry ⓘ
introducing works by major Augustan poets ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
publicationPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
publisher Jacob Tonson ⓘ
relatedTo Augustan poetic taste ⓘ
London literary culture ⓘ
roleInLiteraryHistory important source for the reception of Augustan poets ⓘ
vehicle for promoting new poetic voices ⓘ
targetAudience literate English readership ⓘ
readers of Augustan poetry ⓘ
typeOfPublication subscription-based literary collection ⓘ

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Pastorals → firstPublicationMedium → Tonson’s Miscellanies ⓘ
Jacob Tonson → notableWork → Poetical Miscellanies (Tonson’s miscellanies) ⓘ
linked to: Tonson’s Miscellanies