The second edition of this popular anthology reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in the period 1700-1800. New edition of this popular anthology of eighteenth-century poetry. Reveals the rich variety of poetry produced in this period. Traditionally prominent authors, such as Pope, Swift, Burns and Cowper, are represented alongside lesser-known writers, particularly women. For the second edition, the political and satirical content of the anthology has been strengthened with the inclusion of poems such as Charles Churchill’s Night, Samuel Johnson’s London and Swift’s A Satirical Elegy on a Late Famous General. The revised edition includes material by two new women poets, Martha Sansom and Sarah Dixon. The editors continue to draw out interesting links between poems, and especially between male and female poets.

Product Description: These volumes will present, in some cases for the first time, the lives and works of a coterie of Nonconformist women writers from the West Country.

The six great Romantic poets represented in this concise collection – Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats – are those considered essential reading for anyone with an interest in the verse of the period. An essential selection of poetry by the six great Romantic poets. Ideal for general readers or for students taking short courses in Romanticism. Includes the whole of Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience. Gives readers a concise overview of Romantic poetry.

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Solid State Physics, Volume 49 continues the Series' tradition of excellence by focusing on the optical and electronic properties and applications of semiconductors. Three of the chapters deal with stress applications as well as the basic underlying science of semicondutors. All of the topics in this volume are at the cutting-edge of research in the semiconductor field and will be of great interest to the scientific community. (view table of contents)