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Poems by a Lady
| Author: |
Craik, Helen |
| Binding: |
Paperback
|
| List Price: | $33.99 |
| Our Price: | $6.65 CAD |
| Qty Avail: | 1 |
| ISBN: | 9781906841560 |
| Publisher: | Association for Scottish Literature |
| Language: | English |
| Page Count: | 238 |
| Publication Date: | 11/1/2023 |
| Size: | 8.50" l x 5.63" w x 1.13" |
| Series: | N/A |
The poetry of Helen Craik (1751–1825), Gothic novelist and friend of Robert Burns, was long thought lost. The rediscovery of her manuscript Poems by a Lady (1790), transcribed and annotated here for the first time, invites a fresh evaluation of her life and work.
From short satires and verse-letters to longer dramatic monologues of psychological introspection, these thirty-nine poems offer an invaluable insight into her social circle in the Dumfries area and her wide literary interests, demonstrating the distinctive imagination later seen in Craik’s novels. The introduction discusses Craik’s biography and the major themes in her work, casting new light on why, two years after finishing these poems, she suddenly left home and family. With full notes on each poem’s background, and additional source material, this volume adds significantly to Craik scholarship and to the critical reassessment of poetry by Scottish women in the Romantic era.
