William Cowper, ‘On the Loss of the Royal George’ W. B. Hutchings Toll for the brave – the Brave that are no more – All sunk beneath the wave, fast by their native shore – Eight hundred of the brave, whose courage well was tried, Had made the Vessel heel and laid her on her
Editions of the Writings of William Cowper An Annotated Bibliography 1960-2013 Vincent Newey This bibliography of editions complements Ashley Chantler’s cumulative record of critical writing on Cowper since 1980, which is a regular feature of the journal. A list of editions published before 1960 is included in Lodwick Hartley, William Cowper: The Continuing Revaluation: An
Cowper’s Task: An Unexpected Reference Vincent Newey While tidying some personal papers recently I rediscovered a letter I received in 1990 from the poet and critic Philip Hobsbaum, then teaching at the University of Glasgow. One of his reasons for writing was to tell me of a reference to Cowper he had come across unexpectedly
Book Review Richard Arnold, Trinity of Discord. The Hymnal and Poetic Innovations of Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and William Cowper. New York: Peter Lang, 2012. xii + 162 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4331-1904-0 J.R.Watson Professor Arnold is to be commended on his choice of subject. It is good to find critical attention being given to the hymn
Sincerity and Dread in William Cowper’s Conversion Narratives Author: Martha J. Koehler But will sincerity suffice? William Cowper, ‘On Friendship’ (1781)1 Theoretically and historically sophisticated studies of sincerity have abounded in the last decade of literary criticism.2 Along with the related concept of authenticity, sincerity is being scrutinised in ways that attempt to dismantle its
All eyes are set to be on Olney in 2023, when the town will be at the centre of commemorations to mark the 250th anniversary of one of the world’s most beloved hymns, ‘Amazing Grace’.
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