This study of William Cowper spans his early life and writings to his last years. It includes chapters on his moral satires and light verse as well as on "The Task" and the Homer translations. It also contains a selection of his poetic work.
This is an impressive and lucid survey of eighteenth-century intellectual life. It reflects on some of the... Læs mere
This is an impressive and lucid survey of eighteenth-century intellectual life. It reflects on some of the... Læs mere
Originally published in 1973 this book presents an account of Cobbett’s life and works, placing him in a wide cultural context and setting him above all in a literary tradition. The... Læs mere