Victorian Poetry

An Annotated Anthology

O'Gorman, Francis (Editor)

Blackwell Annotated Anthologies

1. Edition May 2004
736 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-631-23436-4

John Wiley & Sons

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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

"This is an excellent guide to the poetry of the period, and a teaching tool of obvious integrity, offering both help where it is needed and the kind of challenges that are essential to a meaningful learning experience." Modern Language Review

Francis O'Gorman is Senior Lecturer in Victorian 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).