PoetryRejected Addresses; Or, The New Theatrum PoetarumJames Smith, Horace Smith
Poetry
Rejected Addresses; Or, The New Theatrum Poetarum
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…
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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.
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- English
- Length
- 113 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1812
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