{"product_id":"the-civil-war-paperback","title":"The Civil War - 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\u003eAbraham Cowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllan Pritchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e is a poem which Abraham Cowley (1618-67) did \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003enot complete, for political and historical reasons, and of which only the first \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003evolume was published; the other two volumes have been considered irrecoverably lost \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003esince Cowley's death. Professor Pritchard recently found two copies of the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecomplete poem in a collection of family papers at the Hertfordshire County Record \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffice and here presents a corrected edition of the first and previously published \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ebook, and the text of the hitherto unpublished books two and three.\u003cp\u003eThe poem \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eis a major addition to the body of Cowley's poetry; it has close and sometimes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003esurprising connections with much of his other work. It is not only the most extended \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand important of his political poems but a significant addition to the genre of the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003epolitical poem. It is also unique as the attempt by a poet of stature to give epic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003etreatment to the events of the English Civil War.\u003cp\u003eProfessor Pritchard provides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ea discussion of the personal, historical, and literary contexts of the poem in the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eintroduction, as well as of textual problems and methods, showing the way in which \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe poem is shaped both by contemporary history and polemics and by classical and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elater literary tradition. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbraham Cowley\u003c\/strong\u003e (1618-1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721. \u003cb\u003eAllan Pritchard\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1973\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47646786912477,"sku":"9781442639430","price":70.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ucT80wtjz9781442639430.webp?v=1773870844","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}