
Cowley's Essays
Abraham Cowley(Author)
J. Rawson Lumby(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 31. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-1-107-66527-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1923, as the second edition of an 1887 original, this book presents a selection of Cowley's essays. A critical introduction and detailed textual notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Cowley and his prose writings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-66527-9 (9781107665279)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction; 1. Of liberty; 2. Of solitude; 3. Of obscurity; 4. Of agriculture; 5. The garden; 6. Of greatness; 7. Of avarice; 8. The dangers of an honest man in much company; 9. The shortness of life and uncertainty of riches; 10. The danger of procrastination; 11. Of my self; Notes; Index to the notes.