The Works of Thomas Chatterton: Volume 3

Thomas Chatterton , Edited by Joseph Cottle , Robert Southey

ISBN 10: 110806339X / ISBN 13: 9781108063395

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013

552 pages. 8.50x5.59x1.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # __110806339X

Synopsis:

Thomas Chatterton (1752–70) was only seventeen when he died of arsenic poisoning. Among his family and friends he was known as a versifier with a fascination for medieval manuscripts, but none suspected the true scope of his work. At eleven, he was already writing poetry, and by the end of his life his love poems, eclogues and forged medieval pieces numbered in the hundreds. Chatterton is best known for the Rowley poems, which he claimed were transcribed from the work of a fifteenth-century monk. Although the precocious skill of his forgeries, once exposed, often went unrecognised by critics, Chatterton's legacy influenced the Romantics for decades after his death. This three-volume collection of his work, edited by Joseph Cottle and Robert Southey, first appeared in 1803. Volume 3 includes Chatterton's prose works, selected letters, some contemporary discussion of his work, and Cottle's account of the Rowley manuscripts.

Book Description: Thomas Chatterton (1752-70), Wordsworth's 'marvellous boy', died aged only seventeen, but his legacy influenced the Romantics for decades. First published in 1803, this three-volume collection brings together his works. Volume 3 includes Chatterton's will, a selection of his letters, and epistolary debates about his poems.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Works of Thomas Chatterton: Volume 3
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New