Ivor Gurney: The Complete Poetical Works, Volume 1 - March 1907-December 1918

This is the first volume of the complete poetical works of Ivor Gurney (1890-1937). Following an extensive study of all known manuscripts, the edition changes our understanding of Gurney's development, and of the true nature of his poetry. Volume I presents all of Gurney's poems written from March 1907 to December 1918.

List of contents

• General Introduction


• Textual Introduction


• Chronology


• The Poems


• Commentary


• Appendix: Marion Scott: Severn and Somme


• Glossary


• Index

About the author

Philip Lancaster is a composer and scholar, specializing in British music and poetry of the twentieth century. He was lately British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in English at the University of Exeter. Philip has brought many of Gurney's musical works out of the archive to performance and recording.

Tim Kendall is Professor of English Literature at the University of Exeter. He writes on modern literature, especially war poetry.

Summary

This is the first volume of the complete poetical works of Ivor Gurney (1890-1937). Following an extensive study of all known manuscripts, the edition changes our understanding of Gurney's development, and of the true nature of his poetry. Volume I presents all of Gurney's poems written from March 1907 to December 1918.

Additional text

But here we are with the first of a five-volume Oxford edition of his poetical works, meticulously edited with all the bells and whistles accorded to major authors, which seems to set the seal on his reputation.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Kendall Lancaster
• Assisted by: Tim Kendall (Editor), Kendall Tim (Editor), Philip Lancaster (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2020
• EAN: 9780199566952
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956695-2
• No. of pages: 398
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets