Rejected Addresses; Or, The New Theatrum Poetarum by James Smith and Horace Smith
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"Rejected Addresses; Or, The New Theatrum Poetarum" by James Smith and Horace Smith is a collection of parodies published in 1812. The book contains twenty-one good-natured pastiches of contemporary poets and prose writers, framed as failed entries for a competition to write an opening address for London's rebuilt Drury Lane Theatre. Each piece mimics a different author's distinctive style, targeting literary figures like Byron, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Scott. The work became an
immediate popular success and inspired numerous imitations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Smith, James, 1775-1839 |
|---|---|
| Author | Smith, Horace, 1779-1849 |
| Title | Rejected Addresses; Or, The New Theatrum Poetarum |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejected_Addresses |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1879 John Murray edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Parodies |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3769 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 482 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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