Rhetoric & English Composition - Herbert Grierson 1945

Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson (1866-1960) was a Scottish literary scholar editor and literary critic.
He was born in Lerwick, Shetland. He was educated at King's College, University of Aberdeen and Christ Church, Oxford.
On graduating from the latter he was appointed Professor of English Literature at his Aberdeen alma mater,
where he taught from 1894 to 1915, and subsequently became Knight Professor of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh (1915-1935).

He is credited with reviving interest in the Metaphysical Poets, especially John Donne, a revival commonly credited to T.S.Eliot.
His special field of research was English poetry of the 17th Century, but he was also interested in Walter Scott.

Published by Oliver & Boyd Ltd. 2nd edition 1945

7½" x 5" hardback with dust jacket, 161 pages

Book VG, dust jacket torn around edges

P+P UK FREE, Europe £3.00 airmail, USA/Canada & Rest of World £3.00 surface, £4.70 airmail
Please bear in mind surface mail takes 5 to 8 weeks, sometimes longer

Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Andale!