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Robert Dodsley Quotes
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 One kind kiss before we part, Drop a tear, and bid adieu; Though we sever, my fond heart Till we meet shall pant for...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Robert Dodsley Information
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 Robert Dodsley (1703 - September 23, 1764) was an English bookseller and miscellaneous writer. He was born near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where his father was master of the free school. He is said to have been apprenticed to a stocking-weaver in...



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 Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada
Rise of Robert Dodsley: creating the new age of print.
09/22/1997: 347 words, approx. 1 pages Robert Dodsley (1704-1764), the most significant bookseller and publisher of his age, rose from humble beginnings. Having apprenticed as a footman, he found his escape in poetry. His first publication, Servitude: A Poem, which originally appeared anonymously in 1729, advocated mutual respect between...
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 Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900
The Rise of Robert Dodsley: Creating the New Age of Print. (book reviews)
06/22/1997: 205 words, approx. 1 pages Harry M. Solomon's The Rise of Robert Dodsley: Creating the New Age of Print is the first biography since 1910 of the footman turned poet, playwright, satirist, bookseller, and publisher. In tracing the rise of Dodsley from plebeian poet to the most important...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Harry M. Solomon
17,610 words, approx. 59 pages
 In the first essay which follows, Solomon argues that a new biography of Dodsley is warranted, one that does not treat the publisher as a secondary literary figure to the authors he published. In the second, Solomon recounts Dodsley's many literary achievements as a poet, dramatist, journalist, editor, bookseller, and patron of the arts.
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Critical Essay by James E. Tierney
10,927 words, approx. 36 pages
 In the following excerpt, Tierney examines Dodsley's work as dramatist, journalist, editor, publisher, and bookseller.
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Critical Essay by James Gray
8,402 words, approx. 28 pages
 In the following essay, Gray describes the rivalry between two London theater companies and how it affected the writing, staging, and critical reception of Dodsley's Cleone.


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