I really enjoy Cowper's poetry, and this edition is a good introduction to his work. I wish there were more critical interpretation of his poems, and this lack of analysis leaves this edition somewhat wanting and almost superficial. There was really no explanation of Cowper's interaction with the works of John Milton and Isaac Watts, who both significantly influenced his writings. His depression is also superficially treated, as well as the effects this had on his poetry throughout his life. Sti...

I really enjoy Cowper's poetry, and this edition is a good introduction to his work. I wish there were more critical interpretation of his poems, and this lack of analysis leaves this edition somewhat wanting and almost superficial. There was really no explanation of Cowper's interaction with the works of John Milton and Isaac Watts, who both significantly influenced his writings. His depression is also superficially treated, as well as the effects this had on his poetry throughout his life. Sti...

I really enjoy Cowper's poetry, and this edition is a good introduction to his work. I wish there were more critical interpretation of his poems, and this lack of analysis leaves this edition somewhat wanting and almost superficial. There was really no explanation of Cowper's interaction with the works of John Milton and Isaac Watts, who both significantly influenced his writings. His depression is also superficially treated, as well as the effects this had on his poetry throughout his life. Sti...

I really enjoy Cowper's poetry, and this edition is a good introduction to his work. I wish there were more critical interpretation of his poems, and this lack of analysis leaves this edition somewhat wanting and almost superficial. There was really no explanation of Cowper's interaction with the works of John Milton and Isaac Watts, who both significantly influenced his writings. His depression is also superficially treated, as well as the effects this had on his poetry throughout his life. Sti...

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

4 1/2 stars

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to translations of work by other poets. With such an extraordinarily wide variety of poems, it is inevitable that most readers will love some and be indifferent to others. I adored the religious poetry