According to Wikipedia: Ebenezer Cooke (ca. 1665 - ca. 1732), a London-born poet, wrote what some scholars consider the first American satire: "The Sotweed Factor, or A Voyage to Maryland, A Satyr" (1708). He has been fictionalized by John Barth as the comically innocent protagonist of The Sot-Weed Factor, a novel in which a series of fantastic misadventures leads Cooke to write his poem. As Barth explained, The Sot-Weed Factor began with the title and, of course, Ebenezer Cooke's original poem. . . . Nobody knows where the real chap is buried; I made up a grave for Ebenezer because I wanted to write his epitaph.'
According to Wikipedia: Ebenezer Cooke (ca. 1665 - ca. 1732), a London-born poet, wrote what some scholars consider the first American satire: "The Sotweed Factor, or A Voyage to Maryland, A Satyr" (1708). He has been fictionalized by John Barth as the comically innocent protagonist of The Sot-Weed Factor, a novel in which a series of fantastic misadventures leads Cooke to write his poem. As Barth explained, The Sot-Weed Factor began with the title and, of course, Ebenezer Cooke's original poem. . . . Nobody knows where the real chap is buried; I made up a grave for Ebenezer because I wanted to write his epitaph.'
The Sot-Weed Factor or A Voyage to Maryland. A Satyr (1708)
The Sot-Weed Factor or A Voyage to Maryland. A Satyr (1708)
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940000874455 |
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| Publisher: | B&R Samizdat Express |
| Publication date: | 01/25/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 22 KB |