The Poems of Emily Brontï¿1/2 (Oxford English Texts) [Hardcover]

Emily Bronte (Author), Edward Chitham (Editor), Derek Roper (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0198126417 | ISBN-13: 978-0198126416

Emily Bront�'s achievement as a poet has been eclipsed by her masterpiece, Wuthering Heights. The Poems of Emily Bront� is the first edition to appear with full scholarly apparatus, and to preserve the writer's original (sometimes unorthodox) presentation and revisions. With no manuscript of Wuthering Heights extant, this edition of her sometimes undervalued poetry gives the reader the rare chance of seeing the writer's creative mind at work. Recreating the literary context of the poems, this edition also takes into account recent critical insights. The enlightening introduction and commentary place the poems in their literary context, and a large number of echoes and parallels from Scott, Byron, Moore, and other authors are identified.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is the first collection of Emily Bronte's poems to appear with full scholarly apparatus.

About the Author

Roper is editor of Lyrical Ballads 1805, by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Colerige (Collins, 1968) and of the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (Modern Humanities Research Association, 1974-75) and UK editor of the same 1975-83. Chitham is editor of the Poems of Anne Bronte, (1979, Macmillan); and joint editor of Bronte Notes, Bronte Problems (1983, Macmillan).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 14, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198126417
• ISBN-13: 978-0198126416
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,288,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)