The poems of William Cowper / edited by John D. Baird and Charles Ryskamp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowper, William, 1731-1800.

Contributor:

Ryskamp, Charles.

Series:

Oxford English texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baird, John D.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1980-

Summary:

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.

Contents:

v. 1. 1748-1782.

v. 2. 1782-1785

v.3. 1785-1800.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0198118759

OCLC:

4642117