{"product_id":"the-life-and-posthumous-writings-of-william-cowper-esqr-volume-3-with-an-introductory-letter-to-the-right-honourable-earl-cowper-paperback-9781108066716","title":"The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr.: Volume 3; With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066716","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr.: Volume 3\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1803–6, this four-volume biography of William Cowper (1731–1800) brings together selected letters and poems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Hayley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108066716, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e462 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 2.4 cm, 1.1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSuccessors such as Wordsworth and Coleridge admired yet overshadowed William Cowper (1731–1800). 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and fellow poet William Hayley (1745–1820), appeared between 1803 and 1806, bringing together selected letters and unpublished poems to illuminate Cowper's personal and literary life. Opening with an essay, 'Desultory remarks on the letters of eminent persons, particularly those of Pope and Cowper', Volume 3 (1804) includes letters in which Cowper gives his frank opinions of contemporary literary figures, notably Samuel Johnson, interspersed with his characteristic flights of whimsy and enthusiastic remarks on gardening.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDesultory remarks on the letters of eminent persons, particularly those of Pope and Cowper\u003cbr\u003e Life of Cowper, part 4\u003cbr\u003e Letters\u003cbr\u003e Advertisement\u003cbr\u003e Desultory remarks\u003cbr\u003e Letters\u003cbr\u003e Circular letter\u003cbr\u003e List of subscribers\u003cbr\u003e Index to the letters.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266154090776,"sku":"9781108066716","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066716i_871c73c1-59d9-4cb0-9ecd-f98a215e8740.jpg?v=1696748628","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-and-posthumous-writings-of-william-cowper-esqr-volume-3-with-an-introductory-letter-to-the-right-honourable-earl-cowper-paperback-9781108066716","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}