A Shropshire Lad
A Shropshire Lad (1896) is a cycle of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. A Shropshire Lad was first published in 1896 at Housman's own expense after several publishers had turned it down, much to the surprise of his colleagues and students. At first the book sold slowly, but during the Second Boer War, Housman's nostalgic depiction of rural life and young men's early deaths struck a chord with English readers and the book became a bestseller. Later, World War I further increased its popularity. Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 - 30 April 1936), usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and…
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Weitere Autoren: Braithwaite, William S. / Brown, Randolph
- ISBN: 978-0-8283-1455-8
- EAN: 9780828314558
- Produktnummer: 16591829
- Verlag: Branden Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1982
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Masse: H16.4 cm x B12.1 cm x D0.5 cm 64 g
- Gewicht: 64
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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