Linguists & Philologists - Biography, British Poets - Literary Biography
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Overview
William Barnes' reputation as one of the pre-eminent British "dialect" poets, the equal of Robert Burns and John Clare, is being increasingly recognized. The range of his writings is extraordinary as evidenced by the contents of this collection, which includes works on etymology, philology, topography, mathematics, ancient history and economics. This collection displays the full diversity of Barnes' considerable intellect. Included are major and lesser-known works, biographical pieces by Thomas Hardy, and the biography by his daughter, Lucy Baxter.Book Details
Published
December 28, 1996
Publisher
London, England : Routledge/Thoemmes ; 1996.
Pages
2860
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780415143011