The Letters and Prose Writings: III: Letters 1787-1791

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OUP Oxford, 1979 - Literary Collections - 664 pages
When completed, this edition will contain about 1300 letters, 1000 of which will be printed from the original MSS. About two-thirds of the letters will contain material that has hitherto been published.

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Contents

LETTERS 17871791
7
Missing Letters
601
Index
615
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William Cowper (1731-1800) 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. James King is Professor of English at McMaster University.Charles Ryskamp is Director of the Frick Collection.