The Complete Poetical Works Of Thomas Campbell
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Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Light foxing but not over main text.
A landmark collection of Romantic-era verse, The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell gathers the full breadth of Campbell's celebrated poetry into a single authoritative volume, presenting everything from his stirring patriotic odes to his tender lyrical meditations. Campbell, a Scottish poet of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, is best remembered for his rousing martial poems such as Ye Mariners of England and The Battle of Hohenlinden, works that earned him a place among the most admired poets of his generation. The collection also chronicles his longer narrative poems, including Gertrude of Wyoming and The Pleasures of Hope, the latter of which brought him immediate fame upon its publication in 1799 and illustrates his gift for blending philosophical optimism with vivid, emotive imagery. Written in a tone that moves fluidly between grandeur and intimacy, Campbell's verse reflects the Romantic preoccupation with nature, liberty, and human aspiration. This comprehensive edition stands as an essential resource for scholars of British Romanticism and for readers who appreciate the power and craft of classical English poetry.
Author: Thomas Campbell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1907, Oxford University Press (Henry Frowde)
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Light foxing but not over main text.
A landmark collection of Romantic-era verse, The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell gathers the full breadth of Campbell's celebrated poetry into a single authoritative volume, presenting everything from his stirring patriotic odes to his tender lyrical meditations. Campbell, a Scottish poet of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, is best remembered for his rousing martial poems such as Ye Mariners of England and The Battle of Hohenlinden, works that earned him a place among the most admired poets of his generation. The collection also chronicles his longer narrative poems, including Gertrude of Wyoming and The Pleasures of Hope, the latter of which brought him immediate fame upon its publication in 1799 and illustrates his gift for blending philosophical optimism with vivid, emotive imagery. Written in a tone that moves fluidly between grandeur and intimacy, Campbell's verse reflects the Romantic preoccupation with nature, liberty, and human aspiration. This comprehensive edition stands as an essential resource for scholars of British Romanticism and for readers who appreciate the power and craft of classical English poetry.