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First published in 1992, A. E. Housman brings together significant critical response to the poetry of A.E. Housman from the time of his writing to 1951. It contains 94 items-articles…
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Alfred E Housman
"A Shropshire Lad" is a celebrated collection of lyrical poems penned by A. E. Housman, an English classical scholar and poet. Published in 1896, these verses are marked by a…
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Offers a biographical profile of the poet and provides analyses and critical views of his work.
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A.E. Housman
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past
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This collection of essays was conceived as part of the centenary celebrations of the first publication in 1896 of one of the most popular collections of poetry ever written -…
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A. E. Housman
A complete edition of A. E. Housman’s poetry, with all variant readings recorded. A substantial body of light verse and juvenilia is included. The commentary traces the range of Housman’s…
This scholarly edition of A. E. Housman’s correspondence includes nearly three times as many letters as the previous edition by Henry Maas (1971). Its text is more accurate and more…
A. S. F. Gow
This early study of A. E. Housman, first published in October 1936 just months after Housman’s death, was written by his friend and colleague, A. S. F. Gow. As well…
A E Housman
The Definitive anthology of the poet’s verse with corrections based on the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by…
Norman Page
Norman Page provides us with an insight into Housman the poet, the scholar and the man.
Martin Blocksidge
It resists the temptation to classify Housman too exclusively as a melancholic, and is sceptical about Housman's reputed rudeness and misanthropy, pointing out that, though Housman was famously aloof in…
A selection of Housman’s writings, including the Introductory Lecture of 1892 and The Name and Nature of Poetry, 1933, both scholarly and general, gathered from periodicals and other out-of-the-way sources…
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Reprint of a previous edition published: New York: Somerset Books, date unknown.
Oliver Robinson
Maude M Hawkins
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Reprint of original publication: New York: Somerset Books, Inc.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
A. E Housman
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
English poet and scholar, whose verse would influence later poets, although only two slim volumes appeared during his lifetime, this being one of them. Partial Contents: Beyond the moor and…
Then My Soul Within Me Took Up The Blackbird’s Strain, And Still Beside The Horses Along The Dewy Lane It Sang The Song Again.
A Shropshire Lad, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha…
Alfred Edward Housman was an English poet and classical scholar whose work became a major force in turn of the century English poetry. Unlike his contemporaries, Housman's poetry does not…
The book "Last Poems.", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this…
Authoritative edition of one of the enduring classics of English poetry. Housman probes, with poignant beauty, the nature of friendship, the passing of youth, the vanity of dreams, other themes.
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for A. E. Housman’s To an Athlete Dying Young, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography…
A Study Guide for A. E. Housman’s When I Was One and Twenty, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author…
F. R. D. Goodyear,F. R. D. Goodyear
A complete collection, in three volumes, of the classical articles and reviews of A. E. Housman. These papers were originally published between 1882 and 1936 in a variety of academic…
Thomas J Remington
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
A E Housman,William Rothenstein
First published in 1896, this book contains sixty-three poems which quickly became popular–particularly among young readers–when first published. A fantastic collection of classic countryside poetry that will appeal to fans…
Arthur Platt
Originally published in 1927, this book presents a selection of previously unprinted essays by the classical scholar John Arthur Platt (1860-1925). A variety of figures and subjects are discussed, both…
Stunning new photographic edition of Housman's enduring poem, with all the stanzas matched by an inspirational Shropshire landscape. One of the nation's favourite poems, it captures the universal themes of…
To mark the 150th anniversary of A.E. Housman’s birth, we are publishing (in March 2009) a beautiful, full colour photographic edition of A Shropshire Lad.
M. Manilii
A. E. Housman’s five-volume critical edition of Marcus Manilius’s Astronomicon has long been regarded as the definitive work on the subject. This volume contains the Latin text of the first…
M. Manilius
A. E. Housman’s five-volume critical edition of Marcus Manilius’s Astronomicon has long been regarded as the definitive work on the subject. This volume contains the Latin text of the fifth…
