Early Verse, 1879-89: Unpublished, Uncollected and Rarely Collected Poems (Oxford Paperbacks) - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192819895 ISBN 13: 9780192819895

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1986

Synopsis

This volume includes 300 early poems, collected here for the first time. Readers now have the opportunity to watch the artistic development of the young writer, from his first attempt, as a thirteen-year-old, to place a poem in an American children's magazine to his emergence as a major figure on the international literary scene. These verses reveal the playful side of the young Kipling as well as his gift for parody and his commitment to passionate, personal poetry. Andrew Rutherford's lively commentary links the verses to the issues, events, and personalities of the day. A major contribution to the study of his work, Early Verse is also a delightful addition to any Kipling library.

About this title

About the Author

About the Editor: Andrew Rutherford is Warden of Goldsmith's College, University of London. He is the General Editor of Kipling in The World's Classics.

Synopsis

This volume contains over three hundred poems by Kipling, none of which appears in the `Definitive Edition' of his verse.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192819895
• ISBN 13: 9780192819895
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 524