Centenary Letters

Paperback

Main Details

Title Centenary Letters
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Cowper
Volume editor Simon Malpas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781857544633
ClassificationsDewey:821.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd
Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd
Publication Date 27 April 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The letters chosen for this volume build into a kind of biography, tracing Cowper through a series of relationships and crises, including his evangelical conversion, his love for Mary Unwin, and his final years. He also wrote about Olney, a place which mattered deeply to the poet.