City and Country | Poems of Johnson and Gray (Worldview Critical Editions)

"City and Country is a revised edition of the earlier Johnson, Gray, Goldsmith. It contains fully annotated texts of Johnson's London and Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, an updated General Introduction and comprehensive introductions to each poet. These discuss the contemporary political and economic context, classical traditions, literary fashions and changes in readership which influenced the poets' work. Critical essays by J. P. Hardy, T. F. Wharton, Rajani Sudan, William Empson, Clarence Tracy, Dustin Griffin and Richard Bentman usefully illuminate the poems and introduce important lines of critical thinking. Bibliographies for each poet offer a guide to further reading. HARRIET RAGHUNATHAN retired as Associate Professor after teaching for 35 years in the Department of English, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University."