The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque : a critical edition for readers of Jane Austen / by William Combe ; with illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson and others ; edited by Ben Wiebracht [and 16 others].
xlii, 373 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm.
Holdings:
Reference LibraryPR3359.C5 T6 2024 (LC)
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Caption title on page 4: A tour, in search of the picturesque / by the Reverend Doctor Syntax.Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-370) and index."This edition offers an array of critical resources that put The Tour of Doctor Syntax and its most famous reader in conversation. These include a Biographical Essay on William Combe, a Contextual Essay on the picturesque, and abundant notes on the text, many of which draw direct connections between the poem and Austen's life and work. All thirty-one of Thomas Rowlandson's celebrated aquatints are included in this volume as well."--Page 4 of cover.
Subject Terms:
Humorous poetry, English -- 19th century. | England -- Description and travel -- Humor. | Austen, Jane, 1775–1817 -- Contemporaries. | Picturesque, The, in literature.