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The Poems of Sir Walter Raleigh, Now First Collected

Walter Raleigh · 1814

An 1814 edition gathering Raleigh's poems together for the first time, with a biographical introduction.

This early collection gathers Raleigh's own poetry, showing his literary reputation decades after his death.

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Sir Egerton Brydges (ed.), The Poems of Sir Walter Raleigh, Now First Collected, 1814.

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This is an 1814 book collecting the poems of Sir Walter Raleigh for the first time, with a biographical and critical introduction by Sir Egerton Brydges. It was dedicated to William Bolland and printed in London.

Why it matters

Before this collection, Raleigh's poems existed scattered and uncollected. Bringing them together let readers see Raleigh as a poet in his own right, alongside his better-known roles as explorer, soldier and historian. The introduction also reflects how Raleigh was remembered and judged long after his execution.

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  • Why might it have taken so long after Raleigh's death for his poems to be collected into one book?
  • What does the editor's dedication and introduction tell you about how Raleigh was viewed in the early 1800s?
  • What might be lost or changed when scattered poems are gathered into a single printed collection?

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