Gray's English Poems
Original and Translated from the Norse and Welsh

Originally published in 1898, this book contains 32 of Thomas Gray's poems, including his famous 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'.

Thomas Gray (Author), D. C. Tovey (Edited by)

9781107665682, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 May 2014

310 pages
19.8 x 13 x 1.8 cm, 0.33 kg

Originally published in 1898 as part of the Pitt Press Series, this book contains 32 of Thomas Gray's poems, including his famous 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' and 'Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College'. Copious notes at the back of the volume explain Gray's many classical, mythical and literary allusions for readers, and a brief introduction gives an outline of the poet's life and work. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English pre-Romantic poetry.

Introduction
Poems and translations: 1. Ode on the spring
2. Sonnet on the death of Richard West
3. Ode on a distant prospect of Eton College
4. Hymn to adversity
5. Hymn to ignorance
6. Ode on the death of a favourite cat
7. Agrippina
8. The alliance of education and government
9. Elegy written in a country churchyard
10. A long story
11. Stanzas to Mr Richard Bentley
12. The progress of poesy
13. The bard
14. Ode on the pleasure arising from vicissitude
15. Tophet
16. Epitaph on Mrs Jane Clarke
17. Epitaph on a child
18. The fatal sisters
19. The descent of Odin
20. Epitaph on Sir William Williams
21. Sketch of his own character
22. Amatory lines
23. Song
24. The triumphs of Owen
25. The death of Hoel
26. Caradoc
27. Conan
28. William Shakespeare to Mrs Anne
29. Impromptu
30. Concluding lines of epitaph on Mrs Mason
31. Couplet about birds
32. Ode for music
Notes.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]