The Negro's Complaint and Other Poems
Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
William Cowper
William Cowper was an English poet and Anglican hymn writer. He was a forerunner of the Romantic movement in English poetry and strongly influenced the writing of nature poems. His work was admired by Coleridge, Wordsworth and Anne Bronte among others.
Cowper was a strong supporter of the campaign for the abolition of slavery and wrote his most famous poem "The Negro's Complaint" to try to raise people's awareness of the horrors and injustices of the system. (1 hr 4 min)
Chapters
Verses Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode i…
3:58
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On the Promotion of Edward Thurlow, Esq. to the Lord High Chancellorship of Eng…
1:38
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On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library, together with his MSS., by the Mob,…
2:15
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Translations (1.The Glow-Worm; 2.The Jackdaw; 3.The Cricket; 4.The Parrot)
9:11
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