Author: YOUNG, EDWARD & STEPHEN CORNFORD
Title: Night Thoughts
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Original cloth. ISBN: 052134185X. Slight foxing to top edge. Corners slightly bumped. With library stamps and labels. ; With frontispiece printed in colour. Slight foxing to top edge. Corners slightly bumped. With library stamps and labels. ; Ex-Library; 15.5x23.5x2.5 cm; 384 pages; Stephen Cornford’s edition of Night Thoughts by Edward Young, published by Cambridge University Press in 2008, revives a once-celebrated 18th-century poem that had faded into obscurity. Originally published between 1742 and 1745, Night Thoughts was one of the most widely read and influential poems of its time. Cornford’s edition is based on the first editions of the separate 'Nights' and retains the original spelling. It includes a critical introduction that situates the poem within the context of the eighteenth-century sublime, discusses the conception of the poet's role, Young's attitude to the imagination in relation to contemporary epistemology, and explores eighteenth-century attitudes to death and immortality as expressed in sermons and devotional literature. The edition also provides commentary on historical and linguistic obscurities and a history of the poem's publication. This edition offers a comprehensive exploration of Young's work, shedding light on its historical significance and enduring themes.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .
Keywords: 052134185x Eighteenth Century Scholarly
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Title: Night Thoughts
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Original cloth. ISBN: 052134185X. Slight foxing to top edge. Corners slightly bumped. With library stamps and labels. ; With frontispiece printed in colour. Slight foxing to top edge. Corners slightly bumped. With library stamps and labels. ; Ex-Library; 15.5x23.5x2.5 cm; 384 pages; Stephen Cornford’s edition of Night Thoughts by Edward Young, published by Cambridge University Press in 2008, revives a once-celebrated 18th-century poem that had faded into obscurity. Originally published between 1742 and 1745, Night Thoughts was one of the most widely read and influential poems of its time. Cornford’s edition is based on the first editions of the separate 'Nights' and retains the original spelling. It includes a critical introduction that situates the poem within the context of the eighteenth-century sublime, discusses the conception of the poet's role, Young's attitude to the imagination in relation to contemporary epistemology, and explores eighteenth-century attitudes to death and immortality as expressed in sermons and devotional literature. The edition also provides commentary on historical and linguistic obscurities and a history of the poem's publication. This edition offers a comprehensive exploration of Young's work, shedding light on its historical significance and enduring themes.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .
Keywords: 052134185x Eighteenth Century Scholarly
Price: GBP 28.00 = appr. US$ 39.98 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: LCB82932
- Book number: LCB82932
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