John Gay and "Trivia"
Book chapter
Merchant, P. 2020. John Gay and "Trivia". in: Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban Literary Studies Palgrave. pp. n/a since initially publication is online only
| Authors | Merchant, P. |
|---|---|
| Abstract | In his poem Trivia John Gay (1685–1732) casts himself as a “bold Traveller.” This is metropolitan travelling, however, which does not require the poet to “wander from [his] native Home / And (tempting Perils) foreign Cities roam.” Rather, his roaming abroad is limited to London: “Now venture, Muse, from Home to range the Town.” Three books of verse, amounting to more than a thousand lines, describe his itinerary and expound the “art” (as the poem’s subtitle terms it) of “walking the streets of London.” |
| Keywords | Ambulatory poetry, classical epic and the mock-heroic, metropolitan travelling, night-walking, urban description |
| Page range | n/a since initially publication is online only |
| Year | 2020 |
| Book title | Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban Literary Studies |
| Publisher | Palgrave |
| Output status | Published |
| ISBN | 9783319625928 |
| Publication dates | |
| 15 Oct 2020 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 08 Jun 2020 |
| Deposited | 16 Oct 2020 |
| Official URL | https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-62592-8_265-1 |
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