The Poems of William Cowper Volume III: 1785-1800 |
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Author:
| Cowper, William |
Editor:
| Baird, John D. Ryskamp, Charles |
Series title: | Oxford English Texts |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-818296-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $320.00 |
Book Description:
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These volumes complete the Oxford English Texts edition of Cowper's poems, and include most of his finest works, from much-anthologized short poems such as `The Poplar-Field' and `The Retired Cat' to longer works such 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.
These volumes complete the Oxford English Texts edition of Cowper's poems, and include most of his finest works, from much-anthologized short poems such as `The Poplar-Field' and `The Retired Cat' to longer works such 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.