About this title: Asked what problems most perplexed "young men at present" Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) replied "a growing sense of discrepancy". His wry and wise poetry explores the tensions of a time of radical changes in the religious, political and literary landscape. He had a sharp eye for absurdity. Clough was a writer of wide interests and liberal sympathies, vividly idiomatic and sensuous, delighting in the detail and variety of everyday life. His technical dexterity is a delight: the poems encompass satire and lyric, dialogue, plot and contemporary reference. His narrative poem "The Bothie of Tober ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CARCANET PR LTD
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781857547184ISBN:1857547187
Description: New. The works of Arthur Clough, a poet whose work both reflected and questioned the values of 19th-century England, are collected in this compilation. With wry, wise tones, these poems explore the tensions of a time of radical change in the religious, po... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Manchester. Fyfield Books/Carcanet Press Ltd. Circa 2001.
Description: Reprint. Published only in softback. Glosy white card bnding with cover portrait of Clough. 218mmx140mm. 240pp. No ownership inscriptions. Tightlky bound. Condition Very Good. read more
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