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Philip James Bailey, Festus : An Epic Poem by Philip James Bailey (2023, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherEdinburgh University Press

ISBN-101474484689

ISBN-139781474484688

eBay Product ID (ePID)7059231246

Product Key Features

Book TitlePhilip James Bailey, Festus : an Epic Poem

Number of Pages408 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPoetry, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Poetry, Literary Collections

AuthorPhilip James Bailey

Book SeriesEdinburgh Critical Editions of Nineteenth-Century Texts

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsScholars of nineteenth-century culture will want to thank Mischa Willett for this beautifully curated critical edition of Philip James Bailey's Festus . Seldom read today, Festus was devoured by Victorian readers from all walks of life and was reverenced in literary circles. Willett's thoughtful introduction unfolds for us the magnificent strangeness, as well as the abiding interest of this remarkable work.?, Scholars of nineteenth-century culture will want to thank Mischa Willett for this beautifully curated critical edition of Philip James Bailey's Festus . Seldom read today, Festus was devoured by Victorian readers from all walks of life and was reverenced in literary circles. Willett's thoughtful introduction unfolds for us the magnificent strangeness, as well as the abiding interest of this remarkable work.

Dewey Decimal821.8

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Bailey's Life and Career Early Reception and Influence: British and American Orientation to Critical Topics Further Reading A Note on the Text Works Festus: a Poem (1845 American Edition) Dedication (1838) Proem Scenes 1-35 L'Envoi; Appendices 1. Contemporary Critical Responses 2. Illustrations

SynopsisPhilip James Bailey's Festus was an artistic sensation in the Victorian period, a best-seller across the Anglophone world and broadly influential on other writers. This edition marks the first time it has been published in over 100 years, featuring the poem's first lineation and a contextualization of its scientific and theological imagery. Scholars and students will benefit from a general introduction to Bailey's life and work with a thematic guide to the poem that made him famous and appendices containing illustrations from period lithography.

LC Classification NumberPR4052