“HE SINGS ALONE”: HYBRID FORMS AND THE VICTORIAN WORKING-CLASS POET
In 1868, Alexander Wallace paused in his introduction to the life and works of Janet Hamilton, a respected Scottish working-class poet, to note his subject's interest in literary parlour games: “Janet asked us if we had ever tried the writing of Cento verses, which she characterized as a pleasa...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Victorian literature and culture 2009-09, Vol.37 (2), p.523-541 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In 1868, Alexander Wallace paused in his introduction to the life and works of Janet Hamilton, a respected Scottish working-class poet, to note his subject's interest in literary parlour games: “Janet asked us if we had ever tried the writing of Cento verses, which she characterized as a pleasant literary amusement for a meeting of young friends in a winter's night.” |
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ISSN: | 1060-1503 1470-1553 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S1060150309090329 |