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Item Details
Title:
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PERU AND PERUVIAN TALES
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By: |
Helen Maria Williams, Paula R. Feldman (Editor) |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£23.75 |
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ISBN 10: |
1554811287 |
ISBN 13: |
9781554811281 |
Publisher: |
BROADVIEW PRESS LTD |
Pub. date: |
8 December, 2014 |
Edition: |
Critical ed. |
Pages: |
200 |
Description: |
"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." -- Daniel Robinson, Professor of English at Widener University |
Synopsis: |
Helen Maria Williams's epic poem "Peru", 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 "The Prelude" 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.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. |
Publication: |
Canada |
Imprint: |
Broadview Press Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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