The Collected Works of William Cowper


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The Works of William Cowper is new and complete edition of the Life, Correspondence, and Poems of William Cowper. William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry.










The Task


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William Cowper


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Studie over leven en werk van de Engelse dichter (1731-1800)







William Cowper


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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 Letters and Prose Writings: V: Prose 1756-c.1799 and Cumulative Index


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Annotation 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.