Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology is a fully annotated and illustrated collection of Victorian poetry.
Features a generous selection of work by all the major figures of the age, including Matthew Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson, and Oscar Wilde
Presents several long poems in their entirety, such as Arnold's 'Empedocles on Etna', Clough's Amours de Voyage, Meredith's Modern Love and Tennyson's In Memoriam AHH
Each poet is introduced by a biographical headnote
Each poem is introduced by a headnote giving publication details, biographical facts, contextual material, and other information
The poems themselves are all fully annotated
Extensive introductory material enables readers to read across the volume chronologically, thematically, or by individual author
Features twelve black and white illustrations of images referred to in or relevant to the poetry
