Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem by Bailey, Philip James

Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781474484688)

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Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem by Bailey, Philip James

Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem

$39.95
Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem by Bailey, Philip James

Philip James Bailey, Festus: An Epic Poem

$39.95
Format: Paperback
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Philip 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.



Author: Philip James Bailey
ISBN-10: 1474484689
ISBN-13: 9781474484688
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2023
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.84d
By Philip James Bailey
By Philip James Bailey
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Philip James Bailey was an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus.

Mischa Willett is Assistant Professor in English at Seattle Pacific University. A specialist in nineteenth-century aesthetics, Romantic poetry, and the Spasmodic movement, he writes essays, reviews, and original poetry as well. His newest books are The Elegy Beta (Mockingbird, 2020) and Phases (Cascade Books, 2017). More information can be found at www.mischawillett.com

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