Bücher der Reihe Longman Annotated English Poets

Prepared from a fresh examination of the early printed editions of Dryden's work, volume three of "The Poems of John Dryden" covers the poems written by the writer between 1686 and 1696. The poet's language is glossed in unprecedented detail.

In this multi-volume edition, the poetry of W.B. Yeats is presented in full, with newly-established texts and detailed commentary. In this volume, Yeats¿s poetry of the first decade on the twentieth century is brought into sharp focus, revealing the extent of his efforts to re-fashion a style that had already made him a well-known poet.

The headnote gives the most accurate and detailed account yet presented of the poem¿s composition, publication, sources, and reception, making use of hitherto unpublished letters and textual material. It enables readers to understand the poem as an object of study and take pleasure in its intellectual and emotional energies.

The appendices present a selection from the original sources, a list of variants from extant proofs, and key passages from Browning¿s fascinating and revealing correspondence. The aim is to enable readers not just to understand the poem as an object of study, but to take pleasure in its intellectual and emotional energies

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major Romantic poets, and wrote what is critically recognised as some of the finest lyric poetry in the English language. This is the fourth volume of the five-volume The Poems of Shelley, which presents all of Shelley¿s poems in chronological order and with full annotation. Amongst the poems included in this volume are Epipsychidion and Adonais. Date and circumstances of composition are provided for each poem and all manuscript and printed sources relevant to establishing an authentic and accurate text are freshly examined and assessed. Headnotes and footnotes furnish the personal, literary, historical and scientific information necessary to an informed reading of Shelley¿s varied and allusive verse.

Including the known poems, annotated and arranged in chronological order, this is the second volume of the complete poems of Shelley. Its annotation demonstrates the extraordinary range and richness of Shelley's literary intelligence and places his work in the revolutionary politics and social upheaval of the early nineteenth century.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major Romantic poets, and wrote what is critically recognised as some of the finest lyric poetry in the English language. This is the third volume of the 4-volume "Poems of Shelley," which will present all of Shelley's poems in chronological order and with full annotation. Date and circumstances of composition are provided for each poem and all manuscript and printed sources relevant to establishing an authentic and accurate text are freshly examined and assessed. Headnotes and footnotes furnish the personal, literary, historical and scientific information necessary to an informed reading of Shelley's varied and allusive verse. The present volume comprises poems composed between autumn 1819 and autumn 1820. The poems written in response to the political crisis in England following the 'Peterloo' massacre in August 1819 feature largely in this volume, among them "The Mask of Anarchy "and "An Ode (Arise, arise, arise!)." The popular songs, which he intended to gather into a volume to inspire reformers from the labouring classes, several accompanied by significantly new textual material recovered from draft manuscripts, areincluded, as are the important political works "Ode to Liberty," "Ode to Naples" and "Oedipus Tyrannus," Shelley's burlesque Greek Tragedy on the Queen Caroline affair. The comic ballad "Peter Bell the Third" takes Wordsworth as a type of the betrayal of the poet's calling by party politics. Other major poems featured include "The Sensitive-Plant," "Ode to the West Wind," "Letter to Maria Gisborne," an exuberant translation from the ancient Greek of the Homeric "Hymn to Mercury," and the brilliantly inventive "The Witch of Atlas." In addition to accompanying commentaries, there are extensive bibliographies, a chronology of Shelley's life, and indexes to titles and first lines. Leigh Hunt's informative Preface of 1832 to "The Mask of Anarchy" is also included as an Appendix, making this the most comprehensive edition of Shelley's work available to students and scholars.""

"Longman Annotated English Poets "introduces a new selected poems edition of Robert Browning's work.A completely fresh reappraisal of the canon, text and context of Browning's work Contains introduction and chronology with useful background material Annotations and headnotes provide details of composition, publication, sources, and contemporary reception.

John Dryden (1631-1700) was the dominant literary figure of his age. Drawn from Paul Hammond and David Hopkins's remarkable five-volume "The Poems of John Dryden", this work includes a selection of his most important work.

An anthology of the poems of Shelley arranged in chronological order of their composition. Each has a note of its general significance, footnotes elucidating any difficult points and a discussion of its meaning and occasion. Recent scholarship and criticism are also included.

This masterly edition contains all of Milton's English poems, with the exception of Paradise Lost, together with translations and texts of all his Latin, Italian and Greek poems. First published in 1968 - and substantially updated in 1996 - John Carey's edition has, with Alastair Fowler's Paradise Lost, established itself as the pre-eminent edition of Milton's poetry, both for the student and the general reader.

Little known as a poet in his own time, Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was a patriotic politician and champion of religious toleration during the Restoration. This book presents his poetry, accompanied by annotations giving a record of literary, philosophical and theological analogues and allusions. It also addresses the local points of interpretation.

Drawn from the author's own "The Poems of Tennyson", this book includes in full all four of Tennyson's long poems - "The Princess", "In Memoriam", "Maud", and "Idylls of the King" - as well as other great poems including "Mariana", "The Lady of Shalott", "Morte d'Arthur", "Ulysses" and "Tithonus". It is of interest to scholars and students.

The Poems of Alexander Pope is a multi-volume edition of the poetry of Alexander Pope resulting from a thorough reappraisal of his work. Volume One contains the poetry that appeared between 1709 and 1714.

In this multi-volume edition, the poetry of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) is presented in full, with newly-established texts and detailed, wide-ranging commentary.

In this multi-volume edition, the poetry of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) is presented in full, with newly-established texts and detailed, wide-ranging commentary.

The definitive scholarly edition of Shakespeare's poems and sonnets.

Provides careful annotation of the text, detailed guidance to critical comment, and introductory material setting the poem - The Faerie Queene - in its historical and literary context. This book also includes additional original material, which includes a chronology, a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses, and dedicatory sonnets.

Contains Milton's English poems, with the exception of "Paradise Lost", together with translations and texts of his Latin, Italian and Greek poems. This work presents extensive notes and headnotes to show Milton's allusions and synthesize the judgements and disagreements of a bewildering array of modern critics.

Milton's "Paradise Lost" is one of the great works of literature. This work provides contextual information and notes on composition and context combined with an explication of the multitude allusions Milton called to the poem's aid. It also summarises the vast body of critical attention it has attracted.