Bodleian Library Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Collector's Edition) Special Edition, Collector's ed.

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet&;s death, this volume will introduce new readers to Thomas Gray&;s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. &;The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day...&; Thomas Gray&;s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard has been loved and admired throughout the centuries. First circulated to a select group of friends, it was rushed to official publication in 1751 to avoid pirated copies being sold without the young poet&;s permission. Praised by Samuel Johnson, reprinted repeatedly in Gray&;s lifetime, and recited by generations of schoolchildren, it is one of the most famous poems in the English language. This new edition reproduces Agnes Miller Parker&;s exquisite wood engravings inspired by the poem, which were completed in 1938. All thirty-two stanzas of the poem are accompanied by detailed full-page illustrations. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet&;s death, this edition will not only bring new readers to the Elegy but will also appeal to those already familiar with its riches. Autorid: Thomas Gray, Agnes Miller Parker, Carol Rumens