Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem

First scholarly edition of Philip James Bailey's epic masterpiece in a readable, modern volumeOffers a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famousIncludes a range of critical responses from British and American pressPhilip James Bai...

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Main Author: Bailey, Philip James 1816-1902 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:Edinburgh Critical Editions of Nineteenth-Century Texts
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Summary:First scholarly edition of Philip James Bailey's epic masterpiece in a readable, modern volumeOffers a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famousIncludes a range of critical responses from British and American pressPhilip James Bailey's Festus was an artistic sensation in the Victorian period, a best-seller across the Anglophone world and broadly influential on other writers. This edition marks the first time it has been published in over 100 years, featuring the poem's first lineation and a contextualization of its scientific and theological imagery. Scholars and students will benefit from a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famous and appendices containing illustrations from period lithography
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (408 pages) 13 B/W illustrations
ISBN:9781474457828
DOI:10.1515/9781474457828

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