The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr.: Volume 2: With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper

By William Hayley and William Blake

Book Overview

Successors such as Wordsworth and Coleridge admired yet overshadowed William Cowper (1731-1800). Troubled by mental instability, he retreated from both the legal profession and the woman he had hoped to marry, seeking out a quiet existence in the country. In spite of his struggles, he made a translation of Homer's Iliad, produced a considerable body of poetry, and maintained many epistolary contacts. This four-volume biography, compiled by his friend and fellow poet William Hayley (1745-1820), appeared between 1803 and 1806, bringing together selected letters and unpublished poems to illuminate Cowper's personal and literary life. Volume 2 (1803) contains personal letters from the period 1791-4, accompanied by Hayley's biographical remarks. Also included are appendices of some of Cowper's original poems and translations from Latin and Greek, notably sections from Horace and Virgil.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108066704
• ISBN13: 9781108066709
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.7"