Eighteenth-Century Poetry

Eighteenth-Century Poetry (Penguin Popular Classics) is a curated anthology from Penguin’s Popular Classics series that gathers notable English poems from the 1700s, showcasing the era’s diverse voices and styles. It features works by prominent poets like Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Gray, and others, capturing themes such as satire, nature, morality, and the emerging Romantic sensibility amid neoclassical restraint. This accessible collection offers readers a concise window into the literary richness of the period, blending wit, elegance, and introspection typical of 18th-century verse.