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by A.E. Housman
language: english
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, August of 2017 ‧
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A Shropshire Lad was first published in 1896 at A. E. Housman''s own expense. The collection of lyrical poems became hugely successful following the Second Boer War and World War I, with themes such as nostalgia for one''s home and the patriotic celebration of the life of the solider striking a chord with English readers. This collection contains Housman''s greatest works, demonstrating the lyrical precision and emotional depth of his writing. It includes ''To an Athlete Dying Young'', a lyrical elegy to a life lost at its prime and ''When I was One-and-Twenty'', a love poem on the ignorance of youth.

Shropshire Lad

by A.E. Housman

Property Description
ISBN: 9780241303290
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: August of 2017
Language: English
Format: eBook
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Collection: Penguin Clothbound Poetry
Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Poetry
EAN: 9780241303290
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A.E. Housman

English poet and scholar Alfred Edward Housman was born in 1859 in Fockbury, Worcestershire. The eldest of seven children, he entered school at the age of eleven in Bromsgrove, where he won a scholarship to St. John's College, Oxford, in 1888. In 1892, based on his classical studies published in specialized journals, Housman was appointed professor of Latin at University College London. In 1896 he published his first book, A Boy from Shropshire, a collection of nostalgic verses that achieved lasting popularity. In 1911 he secured the coveted position of professor of Latin at the University of Cambridge, and in 1922 he published Latest PoemsHaving moved to Trinity College, he remained there until his death on April 30, 1936.

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