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The Poems of William Cowper: Volume II: 1782-1785 (Hardcover, New): William Cowper The Poems of William Cowper: Volume II: 1782-1785 (Hardcover, New)
William Cowper; Edited by John D. Baird, Charles Ryskamp
R8,657 R7,415 Discovery Miles 74 150 Save R1,242 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume includes some of Cowper's finest works, among them such well-known short poems as `The Poplar-Field', `Epitaph on a Hare', `On the Loss of the Royal George' (here restored to the form in which Cowper wrote it, and accompanied by the music for which it was written), and `The Diverting History of John Gilpin' which, two years after its first anonymous publication in a newspaper, suddenly achieved huge popularity in a series of public readings. It also contains Cowper's masterpiece, The Task - one of the most approachable of the great English poems. Cowper's blank verse is a supple instrument, capable of every effect, from the parody-georgic on the growing of cucumbers to the visionary conclusion of Book VI. At the centre of the poem stands the poet himself, presented with wry humour and deep poignancy. The texts are based on manuscripts as well as early editions of the poetry, and are supplied with textual annotation and commentary. In the case of The Task, this is the first fully annotated edition for over a hundred years; its commentary relates the poem to the period in which it was written more fully than any previous edition.

William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq. - A Study of His Life and Works to the Year 1768 (Paperback, New): Charles Ryskamp William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq. - A Study of His Life and Works to the Year 1768 (Paperback, New)
Charles Ryskamp
R946 Discovery Miles 9 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This 1959 book is a study of the early life and work of the poet William Cowper. It is a 'life', not a 'portrait'; Dr Ryskamps's principal aim was to add details to what was known, to provide accurate documentation, and to dispel old myths. Information is given about Cowper's life at Westminster School and in the Temple, his engagement to Theadora Cowper, his alleged hermaphroditism, his clerkship at the House of Lords, his insanity, and his friendship with Mrs Unwin. Dr Ryskamp's study ends where the better-known part of Cowper's life begins. Its effect is to give a soundly based, factual and detailed account of the early and more worldly career of the man later famous as a recluse. The appendices give nearly two dozen letters and essays written between 1750 and 1767; nine poems, early and late; five reviews; and two letters to the Gentleman's Magazine.

The Letters and Prose Writings: III: Letters 1787-1791 (Hardcover): William Cowper The Letters and Prose Writings: III: Letters 1787-1791 (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by James King, Charles Ryskamp
R11,150 R9,201 Discovery Miles 92 010 Save R1,949 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When completed, this edition will contain about 1300 letters, 1000 of which will be printed from the original MSS. About two-thirds of the letters will contain material that has hitherto been published.

Complete Works (Hardcover): William Collins Complete Works (Hardcover)
William Collins; Edited by Richard Wendorf, Charles Ryskamp
R1,968 Discovery Miles 19 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A scholarly edition of works by William Collins. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

The Poems of William Cowper: Volume III: 1785-1800 (Hardcover): William Cowper The Poems of William Cowper: Volume III: 1785-1800 (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by John D. Baird, Charles Ryskamp
R8,160 R6,190 Discovery Miles 61 900 Save R1,970 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume completes the Oxford English Texts edition of Cowper's poems. It contains the poetry he wrote in the last fifteen years of his life, after the publication of The Task had established him as the leading poet of his day. While working on a translation of Homer (not a part of this edition), Cowper found time to produce a wealth of shorter poems, ranging in style from the humour of `The Dog and the Water-Lily' and `The Retired Cat', to the restrained pathos of `On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture out of Norfolk', and `To Mary' (addressed to his companion, Mrs Unwin); and from the reflective tone of `Yardley Oak' to the vulgar energy of the ballads against slavery. His last masterpiece, `The Cast-Away', an expression of the profound misery which had possessed him for most of his adult life, is followed by a series of brilliant translations such as `The Snail'. This contrast of utter despair with humour and careful workmanship gives poetic form to the endlessly fascinating riddle of Cowper's life and personality. The texts are based on manuscripts as well as early editions of the poetry, and are supplied with textual annotation and commentary. The translations of Latin and Italian poems of Milton, in which the poet William Hayley made alterations with Cowper's approval, are for the first time printed so that the reader can distinguish Hayley's work from Cowper's, and see Cowper's original wording.

The Letters and Prose Writings: V: Prose 1756-c.1799 and Cumulative Index (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): William Cowper The Letters and Prose Writings: V: Prose 1756-c.1799 and Cumulative Index (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
William Cowper; Edited by James King, Charles Ryskamp
R5,733 R4,533 Discovery Miles 45 330 Save R1,200 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Comments on earlier volumes: "William Cowper is one of the very greatest of letter-writers in English.... To read them is to be in touch with a mind of civilised humor and a style of healthy clarity.... The completed set will become an indispensable work of scholarship."--Critical Quarterly. Volume V completes this definitive edition of Cowper's letters and prose. It contains a cumulative index for the set.

The Letters and Prose Writings: IV: Letters 1792-1799 (Hardcover): William Cowper The Letters and Prose Writings: IV: Letters 1792-1799 (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by James King, Charles Ryskamp
R12,108 R9,152 Discovery Miles 91 520 Save R2,956 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When completed, this edition will contain about 1300 letters, 1000 of which will be printed from the original MSS. About two-thirds of the letters will contain material that has hitherto been unpublished.

The Letters and Prose Writings: II: Letters 1782-1786 (Hardcover): William Cowper The Letters and Prose Writings: II: Letters 1782-1786 (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by James King, Charles Ryskamp
R11,558 R8,685 Discovery Miles 86 850 Save R2,873 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When completed, this edition will contain about 1300 letters, 1000 of which will be printed from the original MSS. About two-thirds of the letters will contain material that has hitherto been unpublished.

The Poems of William Cowper: Volume I: 1748-1782 (Hardcover): William Cowper The Poems of William Cowper: Volume I: 1748-1782 (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by John D. Baird, Charles Ryskamp
R11,132 R8,423 Discovery Miles 84 230 Save R2,709 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A scholarly edition of poems by William Cowper. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

The Letters and Prose Writings of William Cowper - Volume I: Adelphi and Lettters 1750-1781 (Hardcover): William Cowper The Letters and Prose Writings of William Cowper - Volume I: Adelphi and Lettters 1750-1781 (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by James King, Charles Ryskamp
R8,074 R5,960 Discovery Miles 59 600 Save R2,114 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When completed, this edition will contain about 1300 letters, 1000 of which will be printed from the original MSS. About two-thirds of the letters will contian material that has hitherto been unpublished.

The Letters and Prose Writings of William Cowper - Volumes I-V (Hardcover): William Cowper The Letters and Prose Writings of William Cowper - Volumes I-V (Hardcover)
William Cowper; Edited by James King, Charles Ryskamp
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A scholarly edition of letters and prose writings by William Cowper. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

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