{"product_id":"peru-and-peruvian-tales-paperback","title":"Peru and Peruvian Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Maria Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaula R. Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This edition makes available an important poem in the history of the epic and of European colonialism and provides a wealth of contextual material [...] for readers, students, and instructors of British Romanticism.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Robinson, Professor of English at Widener University\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Helen Maria Williams's epic poem \u003cem\u003ePeru\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1784, movingly recounts the story of Francisco Pizarro's brutal conquest and exploitation of the Incas and their subsequent revolt against Spain. Like William Wordsworth, who revised \u003cem\u003eThe Prelude\u003c\/em\u003e over the course of his life, Williams revisited her epic several times within almost four decades, transforming it with each revision. It began as an ambitious poetic blueprint for revolution--in terms of politics, gender, religion, and genre. By the time it appeared in 1823, under the title \"Peruvian Tales\" in her last poetry collection, Williams's voice had become more moderate, more restrained; in her words, her muse had become \"timid,\" reflecting the cultural shift that had taken place in England since the poem's earliest publication. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This edition includes both versions of the poem, along with extensive examples of Williams's literary sources, other poetic works, and the many and varied critical responses from contemporary reviewers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePaula R. Feldman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the C. Wallace Martin Professor of English and the Louise Fry Scudder Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of South Carolina. She is the editor of the Broadview Encore Edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Keepsake for 1829\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary annual. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67961164136669,"sku":"9781554811281","price":50.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/PwV7j9r79k9781554811281.webp?v=1790841029","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/peru-and-peruvian-tales-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}