1972 First Edtn P M Zall Peter Pindar's Poems John Wolcot Hb Dj VGC

Description: Peter Pindar's Poems Peter Pindar (John Walcott) . P M Zall, editor Published by Adams and Dart, Bath, 1972 Very clean Paper Covered Boards with bright gilt titles to spine. Unclipped (£2.50) Dust Jacket Very Good condition, slightly soiled. First Edition. viii, 72pp. Foreword by A.L.Rowse and introduction by the editor. Book is tight and square, pages are clean and crisp. No writing nor marks nor tears. Peter Pindar , 1738-1819, was an English satirist, writing satirical verse about personalities of the day, society, politics and politicians. As the name suggests, it was a fiction. He was a persona created by Dr John Wolcot, (1738 - 1819), Devonian, clergy-man, physician, art critic, journalist - a virtuoso in the grand tradition. An habitual versifier, he turned his hobby into a trade when, in 1781, he paid to have printed an anonymous verse satire (written by himself), announcing Peter's arrival in London. In 1782, the first in a series of 'Lyric Odes to the Royal Academicians' by Peter appeared, which gained wide popularity and appeared intermittently until Dr Wolcot's death. These 'odes' were original in offering art criticism cloaked in uninhibited buffoonery. He also added little metrical tales, the result being a variety of art criticism, old jokes, folk tales and current gossip. An important factor contributing to his popular success was his choice of George III as a target for satire, and his career rose and fell inversely with the popularity of the King. Peter Pindar's satires have been out of print for a considerable time; what gives them a permanent interest is their technique - the verses rarely suffer from repetition of form and exploit all kinds - epigrams, parodies, inscriptions, fables, etc., while the style is similarly varied and flexible. This selection of Peter's best poems has been made by Professor Zall in order to show his skill at caricature, narrative and song, and his adept manipulation of language. Please refer to photos which form part of the description and are of this item. Postage is at cost and includes insurance and tracking and we do combine postage. Thank you for viewing A01

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