Philip James Bailey, Festus : An Epic Poem /
First scholarly edition of Philip James Bailey's epic masterpiece in a readable, modern volumeOffers a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famousIncludes a range of critical responses from British and American pressPhilip James Bai...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2022]
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Colección: | Edinburgh Critical Editions of Nineteenth-Century Texts
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | First scholarly edition of Philip James Bailey's epic masterpiece in a readable, modern volumeOffers a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famousIncludes a range of critical responses from British and American pressPhilip James Bailey's Festus was an artistic sensation in the Victorian period, a best-seller across the Anglophone world and broadly influential on other writers. This edition marks the first time it has been published in over 100 years, featuring the poem's first lineation and a contextualization of its scientific and theological imagery. Scholars and students will benefit from a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famous and appendices containing illustrations from period lithography. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (408 p.) : 13 B/W illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781474457828 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754124 9783110753899 9783110780406 |
Acceso: | restricted access |