The Complete Poetical Works: Volume 2.

George Crabbe. Norma Dalrymple-Champneys, Arthur Pollard.

ISBN 10: 0198127871 / ISBN 13: 9780198127871

Published by Clarendon Press Oxford, 1988, 1988

About this Item

First edition. Hardback. Octavo. ix, 1010pp. Original black cloth with gilt spine titles. Slight wear and marks, otherwise very good indeed. No jacket. Owner name to endpaper.

Seller Inventory # C192509

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Poetical Works: Volume 2.
• Publisher: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1988
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198127871
• ISBN 13: 9780198127871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Although George Crabbe (1754-1832) was acclaimed by his contemporaries--receiving high praise from Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott, and Jane Austen, among others--there has not been a collected edition of his verse since A.W. Ward's, some eighty years ago. The present edition draws on much recently discovered manuscript material from America and Britain, including a finished manuscript (with proofs) of Tales of the Hall, and manuscripts of four unpublished tales and of a number of shorter poems. Close attention has been paid to the evolution of the text from the rough pencil drafts in Crabbe's notebooks to the final version in print. An extensive commentary relates both to the literary context and to Crabbe's many observations on the social scene of his day.

About the Author

George Crabbe (1754-1832) was an English poet and naturalist.