Victorian Poetry

Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology is a fully annotated and illustrated collection of Victorian poetry.



Features a generous selection of work by all the major figures of the age, including Matthew Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson, and Oscar WildePresents several long poems in their entirety, such as Arnold’s ‘Empedocles on Etna’, Clough’s Amours de Voyage, Meredith’s Modern Love and Tennyson’s In Memoriam AHHEach poet is introduced by a biographical headnoteEach poem is introduced by a headnote giving publication details, biographical facts, contextual material, and other informationThe poems themselves are all fully annotatedExtensive introductory material enables readers to read across the volume chronologically, thematically, or by individual authorFeatures twelve black and white illustrations of images referred to in or relevant to the poetry