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The Centenary Letters

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The letters in this bicentenary volume, discretely headnoted, build into a kind of candid autobiography, tracing Cowper through a series of relationships and crises, his love for Mary Unwin, the writing of his poetry, and his final years. There are the places of his life as well, places which matter deeply to the poet, most notably Olney itself, where he wrote the hymns. The nature he describes with loving particularity appealed to those swept up in the vogue for the Picturesque. Unlike them, he came to nature directly, not through art.

Language: English

Pages: 162

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fyfield Books

Release: July 01, 2000

ISBN: 1857544633

ISBN 13: 9781857544633

The Centenary Letters

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The letters in this bicentenary volume, discretely headnoted, build into a kind of candid autobiography, tracing Cowper through a series of relationships and crises, his love for Mary Unwin, the writing of his poetry, and his final years. There are the places of his life as well, places which matter deeply to the poet, most notably Olney itself, where he wrote the hymns. The nature he describes with loving particularity appealed to those swept up in the vogue for the Picturesque. Unlike them, he came to nature directly, not through art.

Language: English

Pages: 162

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fyfield Books

Release: July 01, 2000

ISBN: 1857544633

ISBN 13: 9781857544633

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