Poems of William Cowper: Volume Ii: 1782-1785

Zusatztext notable achievement Klappentext These volumes complete the Oxford English Texts edition of Cowper's poems, and include most of his finest works, from such frequently anthologized short poems as "The Poplar-Field" and "The Retired Cat" to such longer works as "The Cast-Away." Volume II also contains his masterpiece, The Task: a reflection on his own life and the England of his day, and one of the most approachable of the great English poems. Vorwort Final volumes in the Oxford English Texts edition of Cowper's poems Zusammenfassung This volume includes some of Cowper's finest works, among them such well-known short poems as `The Poplar-Field', `Epitaph on a Hare', `On the Loss of the Royal George' (here restored to the form in which Cowper wrote it, and accompanied by the music for which it was written), and `The Diverting History of John Gilpin' which, two years after its first anonymous publication in a newspaper, suddenly achieved huge popularity in a series of public readings. It also contains Cowper's masterpiece, The Task - one of the most approachable of the great English poems. Cowper's blank verse is a supple instrument, capable of every effect, from the parody-georgic on the growing of cucumbers to the visionary conclusion of Book VI. At the centre of the poem stands the poet himself, presented with wry humour and deep poignancy. The texts are based on manuscripts as well as early editions of the poetry, and are supplied with textual annotation and commentary. In the case of The Task, this is the first fully annotated edition for over a hundred years; its commentary relates the poem to the period in which it was written more fully than any previous edition.

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• Authors: William Cowper, Cowper William
• Assisted by: John D Baird (Editor), John D. Baird (Editor), Baird John D. (Editor), Charles Ryskamp (Editor), Ryskamp Charles (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.1995
• EAN: 9780198123392
• ISBN: 978-0-19-812339-2
• No. of pages: 484
• Series: Oxford English Texts; Oxford English Texts; The Poems of William Cowper
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets