The Poet as Citizen and Other Papers [Paperback]

Cambridge University Press is delighted to reissue some of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's key texts in this new edition.Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (18631944), who often published under the pen-name of 'Q', was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. A novelist and poet who was also a Professor of English, he helped to form the literary tastes of generations of literary students and scholars who came after him.Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (18631944), who often published under the pen-name of 'Q', was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. A novelist and poet who was also a Professor of English, he helped to form the literary tastes of generations of literary students and scholars who came after him.Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (18631944), who often published under the pen-name of 'Q', was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. A novelist and poet who was also a Professor of English, he helped to form the literary tastes of generations of literary students and scholars who came after him. The freshness, enthusiasm and intellectual insight of his work is still evident in his writings nearly a century on. Cambridge University Press is delighted to reissue some of his key texts in this new edition.1. Ancient and Modern Notions; 2. The Cult of Personality; 3. Tradition and Orthodoxy; 4. On Being Definite; 5. A Note on the Poetics; 6. The Handicap of Poetry; 7. Words and Nature; 8. Paternity in Shakespeare; 9. Tennyson in 1833; 10. William Barnes; 11. The Earlier Novels of Thomas Hardy; 12. Tribute to Ireland.