An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

'The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day …' Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' has been loved and admired throughout the centuries. First circulated to a select group of friends, it was rushed to official publication in 1751 in order to avoid pirated copies being sold without the young poet's permission. Praised by Samuel Johnson, reprinted over and over again in Gray's lifetime and recited by generations of school children, it is one of the most famous poems in the English language. This edition reproduces the exquisite wood engravings made by Agnes Miller Parker in 1938. Parker visited the churchyard at St Giles, Stoke Poges, where the poem is set, in order to make her sketches, and all thirty-two stanzas of the poem are accompanied by detailed full-page illustrations. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet's death, this edition will not only bring new readers to the 'Elegy' but will also appeal to those already familiar with its riches.

ISBN:	9781851245772
Publisher:	Bodleian Library
Imprint:	Bodleian Library
Published date:	29 Oct 2021
DEWEY:	821.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	13688
Number of pages:	88
Weight:	336g
Height:	156mm
Width:	219mm
Spine width:	16mm

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