A friend of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, the Scottish Romantic poet Thomas Campbell was a leading literary figure of his day. He is remembered chiefly for his sentimental, historical and martial lyrics, including his 1799 masterpiece, ‘The Pleasures of Hope’, a traditional didactic poem composed in heroic couplets. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Campbell’s complete poetical works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Campbell’s life and works
* Concise introduction to Campbell’s life and poetry
* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* The complete poetry, including rare Juvenilia verses digitised here for the first time
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Campbell’s biography of Petrarch
* Features two biographies, including Hadden’s seminal study of the poet — discover Campbell’s literary life
CONTENTS:
The Life and Poetry of Thomas Campbell
Brief Introduction: Thomas Campbell
Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell
The Poems
List of Poems in Chronological Order
List of Poems in Alphabetical Order
The Non-Fiction
The Life of Petrarch (1809)
The Biographies
Thomas Campbell (1899) by J. Cuthbert Hadden
Thomas Campbell (1900) by Thomas Wilson Bayne
