Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Collector's Edition) (Hardcover, Special Edition, Collector's ed.)

'The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day ...' Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' has been loved and admired throughout the centuries. First circulated to a select group of friends, it was rushed to official publication in 1751 in order to avoid pirated copies being sold without the young poet's permission. Praised by Samuel Johnson, reprinted over and over again in Gray's lifetime and recited by generations of school children, it is one of the most famous poems in the English language. This edition reproduces the exquisite wood engravings made by Agnes Miller Parker in 1938. Parker visited the churchyard at St Giles, Stoke Poges, where the poem is set, in order to make her sketches, and all thirty-two stanzas of the poem are accompanied by detailed full-page illustrations. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet's death, this edition will not only bring new readers to the 'Elegy' but will also appeal to those already familiar with its riches.

General

Imprint:	Bodleian Library
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Thomas Gray
Illustrators:	Agnes Miller Parker
Introduction by:	Carol Rumens
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With ribbon marker(s)
Pages:	88
Edition:	Special Edition, Collector's ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-85124-577-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with death & bereavement Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian religious experience > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian religious experience > General Books > Christianity > Christian Religious Experience
LSN:	1-85124-577-4
Barcode:	9781851245772

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