The Pleasures of Hope

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The Pleasures of Hope is an early Romantic-era poem by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell, celebrated for its eloquent reflections on hope, liberty, and human suffering.

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instanceOf didactic poem
poem
author Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED
boosted early fame of Thomas Campbell
centuryOfPublication 18th century
commercialSuccess yes
countryOfOrigin Scotland
criticalReception highly praised in its time
firstEditionPrintRun relatively small
firstPublicationFormat book
form verse
genre poetry
hasIllustratedEditions yes
hasQuotation And lends to the young and ardent mind / A charm it never finds again
‘Tis distance lends enchantment to the view
hasSubject French Revolution NERFINISHED
Polish struggle for independence NERFINISHED
consolation through hope
exile
moral improvement through suffering
slavery
influenced reputation of Thomas Campbell as a major poet
influencedBy 18th-century didactic verse tradition
Alexander Pope NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod early Romantic era
meter heroic couplets
notableFor early Romantic treatment of political themes
eloquent rhetorical style
highly polished couplets
originalMedium print
partCount 2
placeOfPublication Edinburgh NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1799
publisher Mundell & Son NERFINISHED
structure two parts
targetAudience general reading public
theme hope
human suffering
liberty
moral philosophy
patriotism
political oppression
religious faith
typeOfWork long poem
verseForm rhymed iambic pentameter

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Thomas Campbell notableWork The Pleasures of Hope
Thomas Campbell notableFor The Pleasures of Hope
Thomas Campbell creativeWork The Pleasures of Hope