Cowper's 'Task': Structure and Influence

by Martin Priestman

William Cowper (1731-1800) is one of the most interesting of late eighteenth-century poets. His poetry is notable as heralding a simpler and more natural style than the classical style of Pope and his imitators, and thus prefiguring the profound innovations of Romanticism. Though Cowper himself has attracted attention as either a religious maniac or a lovably domestic character, his most important poetry has been neglected. This book, which was originally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521135591
• ISBN13: 9780521135597
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"