The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr.: Volume 2 Hayley
The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr.: Volume 2With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper\nAuthor(s): William Hayley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108066709, 978-1108066709\nSynopsis\nSuccessors such as Wordsworth and Coleridge admired yet overshadowed William Cowper [tel]. Troubled by mental instability, he retreated from both the legal profession and the woman he had hoped to marry, seeking out a quiet existence in the country. In spite of his struggles, he made a translation of Homer's Iliad, produced a considerable body of poetry, and maintained many epistolary contacts. This four-volume biography, compiled by his friend and fellow poet William Hayley [tel], appeared between 1803 and 1806, bringing together selected letters and unpublished poems to illuminate Cowper's personal and literary life. Volume [tel] contains personal letters from the p.
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