Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt (Illustrated)

✍ Scribed by Hunt Leigh

• Book ID: 111158939
• Publisher: Delphi Classics
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 4 MB
• Series: Delphi Poets
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781786562050
• ASIN: B01JFAZQNQ

✦ Synopsis

A friend and keen supporter of Shelley and Keats, Leigh Hunt produced a large body of poetry in a variety of forms, including narrative poems, satires, poetic dramas, odes, epistles, sonnets, short lyrics and translations from Greek, Roman, Italian and French poems. A central figure of the Romantic movement, Hunt produced poetry that reflected his learned knowledge of French and Italian versification, while imbued with a spirit of cheerfulness and originality. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Hunt's complete poetical works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

• Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hunt's life and works

  • Concise introduction to the poetry and life of Hunt

    • Complete poetical works appear for the first time in digital print

      • Excellent formatting of the poems

        • Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry

          • Rare poetic dramas, including Hunt's translation of Tasso's 'Amyntas'

            • Easily locate the poems you want to read

              • Includes a selection of Hunt's prose works - spend hours exploring the poet's diverse works

                • Features a bonus biography - discover Hunt's literary life

                  • Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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                    CONTENTS:

                    The Life and Poetry of Leigh Hunt

                    BRIEF INTRODUCTION: LEIGH HUNT

                    POETICAL WORKS: S. ADAMS LEE 1857 EDITION

                    The Poems

                    LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

                    LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

                    The Poetic Dramas

                    AMYNTAS

                    A LEGEND OF FLORENCE

                    LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS

                    ABRAHAM AND THE FIRE WORSHIPPER

                    The Prose

                    STORIES FROM THE ITALIAN POETS

                    A JAR OF HONEY FROM MOUNT HYBLA

                    THE TOWN

                    COACHES AND COACHING

                    MISCELLANEOUS PIECES

                    The Biography

                    LEIGH HUNT'S RELATIONS WITH BYRON, SHELLEY AND KEATS by Barnette Miller

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