William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq.
William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq.

Author: Charles Ryskamp

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521169486

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A 1959 study of the early life and work of the poet William Cowper. Dr Ryskamp's study ends where the better known part of Cowper's life begins, giving a soundly based, factual and detailed account of the early and more worldly career of the man later famous as a recluse.

The Poems of William Cowper: Volume I: 1748-1782
The Poems of William Cowper: Volume I: 1748-1782

Author: William Cowper

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 1980-09-25

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13:

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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 like The Poplar-Field and The Retired Cat to longer works such as The Cast-Away"--Publisher.

William Cowper
William Cowper

Author: James Sambrook

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1134961405

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Having previously suffered neglect as a result of Pope's dominance of the period, William Cowper (1731-1800) has now become a far more important figure in eighteenth-century literature. Following the successful format of the series, Professor Sambrook's edition consists of a comprehensive, contextual editor's introduction together with substantial annotation on the page. The Task (1785) is the principal text discussed together with a selection of Cowper's other poems which cover a wide range of his subjects, moods and styles.

The Cambridge Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Poetry
The Cambridge Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Poetry

Author: John Sitter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1139502468

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For readers daunted by the formal structures and rhetorical sophistication of eighteenth-century English poetry, this introduction by John Sitter brings the techniques and the major poets of the period 1700–1785 triumphantly to life. Sitter begins by offering a guide to poetic forms ranging from heroic couplets to blank verse, then demonstrates how skilfully male and female poets of the period used them as vehicles for imaginative experience, feelings and ideas. He then provides detailed analyses of individual works by poets from Finch, Swift and Pope, to Gray, Cowper and Barbauld. An approachable introduction to English poetry and major poets of the eighteenth century, this book provides a grounding in poetic analysis useful to students and general readers of literature.