Sir Oliver Style, his Verse, and the Smyrna Earthquake of 1688

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 467 - 490
• Main Author: Pickering, Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 03.05.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; 3rd Baronet, c. 1656-1703; Earthquakes; Literary criticism; Oliver; Poetry; Prose; Style; Turkey; Turkey

Oliver Style, the son of a Kentish baronet, was working in Smyrna, Turkey, when in 1688 the port city was devastated by an earthquake. Thousands were killed. Style survived (though apparently seriously injured), returned to England, and wrote a descriptive, deeply personal 'Advice to a painter&...