James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
Thomas Gray: A Biography
Book Information
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2011-02-03
- Pages
- 344 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.97 x 2.18 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780521141468
- ISBN-10
- 052114146X
- Price
- 7611 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/History & Criticism/Criticism & Theory
This biography of the renowned English eighteenth-century poet and scholar Thomas Gray (1716–1771) was originally published in 1955. The text contains extensive quotations from Gray's literary work and correspondence which are counterpoised by a highly readable narrative of his life, most of which was spent at Cambridge University. Whilst Gray's poetic output was limited for various reasons, including an extremely self-critical attitude towards his own work, he remains a figure of great importance in eighteenth-century literature. This book reflects that importance, and it will be of value to anyone with an interest in English poetry, literary biography, or the cultural environment of the 1700s.