Victorian Poetry
An Annotated Anthology
Blackwell Annotated Anthologies

1. Edition May 2004
736 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology is a fully
annotated and illustrated collection of Victorian poetry.
* Features a generous selection of work by all the major figures
of the age, including Matthew Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson, and Oscar Wilde
* Presents several long poems in their entirety, such as
Arnold's 'Empedocles on Etna', Clough's
Amours de Voyage, Meredith's Modern Love and
Tennyson's In Memoriam AHH
* Each poet is introduced by a biographical headnote
* Each poem is introduced by a headnote giving publication
details, biographical facts, contextual material, and other
information
* The poems themselves are all fully annotated
* Extensive introductory material enables readers to read across
the volume chronologically, thematically, or by individual
author
* Features twelve black and white illustrations of images
referred to in or relevant to the poetry
Literature at the University of Leeds, a Fellow of the Royal
Historical Society, and a Companion of the Guild of St George. He
has written widely on the Victorian period, including the books
John Ruskin (1999) and Late Ruskin: New Contexts
(2001) and is the editor of The Victorian Novel (Blackwell
Publishing, 2002).