CORY, William Johnson.

£450 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Ionica; [together with] -- Ionica II. First editions, Ionica now regarded as the earliest Uranian publication. These poems, published anonymously, were mostly written during Cory's time as a tutor at Eton.The deep influence of ancient Greek verse is felt throughout Ionica. Hellenic themes were shared preoccupations of the Uranians, a group of British and American homosexual poets predominantly active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Provenance: Stephen C. Massey.

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