
Poems by a Lady
Helen Craik(Author)
Association for Scottish Literary Studies (Publisher)
Published on 13. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-906841-56-0 (ISBN)
Description
The poetry of Helen Craik (1751-1825), Gothic novelist and friend of Robert Burns, was long thought lost. The rediscovery of her manuscript Poems by a Lady (1790), transcribed and annotated here for the first time, invites a fresh evaluation of her life and work. From short satires and verse-letters to longer dramatic monologues of psychological introspection, these thirty-nine poems offer an invaluable insight into her social circle in the Dumfries area and her wide literary interests, demonstrating the distinctive imagination later seen in Craik's novels. The introduction discusses Craik's biography and the major themes in her work, casting new light on why, two years after finishing these poems, she suddenly left home and family. With full notes on each poem's background, and additional source material, this volume adds significantly to Craik scholarship and to the critical reassessment of poetry by Scottish women in the Romantic era.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906841-56-0 (9781906841560)
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