William Cowper

Having previously suffered neglect as a result of Pope's dominance of the period William Cowper (1731-1800) has now become a far more important figure in eighteenth-century literature. Following the successful format of the series Professor Sambrook's edition consists of a comprehensive contextual editor's introduction together with substantial annotation on the page. <em>The Task</em> (1785) is the principal text discussed together with a selection of Cowper's other poems which cover a wide range of his subjects moods and styles. <p/>