Victorian Poetry

Copyright © 2002 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Victorian Poetry

Editor(s): Duncan Wu

Published Online: 1 APR 2008

Print ISBN: 9780631230755

Online ISBN: 9780470696156

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696156

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This volume distils into two hundred pages some of the most influential poetry of the Victorian period.


  • Distils into one volume the key poems of the Victorian era.
  • Organised chronologically, allowing readers to perceive continuities and changes through the century.
  • Includes a general introduction, giving readers an overview of the poets and the period.
  • Represents texts in their entirety where possible.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–x)

    2. Introduction (pages 1–5)

      Duncan Wu

    3. Chapter 1

      Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) (pages 6–16)

    4. Chapter 2

      Alfred (Lord) Tennyson (1809–1892) (pages 17–62)

    5. Chapter 3

      Robert Browning (1812–1889) (pages 63–102)

    6. Chapter 4

      Emily (Jane) Brontë (1818–1848) (pages 103–113)

    7. Chapter 5

      Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861) (pages 114–115)

    8. Chapter 6

      Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) (pages 116–124)

    9. Chapter 7

      Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) (pages 125–134)

    10. Chapter 8

      Christina G. Rossetti (1830–1894) (pages 135–147)

    11. Chapter 9

      Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) (pages 148–152)

    12. Chapter 10

      Gerard Manlty Hopkins (1844–1889) (pages 153–164)

    13. Chapter 11

      A. E. Housman (1859–1936) (pages 165–174)

    14. Chapter 12

      William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) (pages 175–180)

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      Index of Titles and First Lines (pages 181–185)

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