Abraham Cowley was an English poet born in 1618. When he was ten he wrote Tragicall History of Piramus and Thisbe. This was an epic romance written in a six-line stanza form. This work is that of a prodigy. The maturity level is amazing for a boy so young. By 15 he was famous through England. Cowley's essays on life are simple and pure and written by a man who loves liberty. Topics include liberty, solitude, obscurity, agriculture, greatness, avarice, the shortness of life, the danger of procrastination, and myself.
Abraham Cowley was an English poet born in 1618. When he was ten he wrote Tragicall History of Piramus and Thisbe. This was an epic romance written in...
A scholarly edition of works by Abraham Cowley. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of works by Abraham Cowley. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and schol...
A scholarly edition of poetry and prose by Abraham Cowley. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of poetry and prose by Abraham Cowley. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes...
Originally published in 1905 as part of the Cambridge English Classics series, this book contains the English poems of Abraham Cowley (1618 67): Miscellanies, The Mistress, Pindarique Odes, Davideis, and Verses Written on Several Occasions. The text is drawn from the first collected edition of Cowley's works, published in 1668, and includes a biography of Cowley written by Thomas Sprat, later Dean of Westminster and Bishop of Rochester. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Cowley's works or Restoration English literature more generally."
Originally published in 1905 as part of the Cambridge English Classics series, this book contains the English poems of Abraham Cowley (1618 67): Misce...
