The Legend of Jubal, and Other Poems, Old and New. the Spanish Gypsy

The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Old and New. the Spanish Gypsy shows George Eliot working in poetry with the same seriousness that marks her fiction. These poems move through historical, philosophical, and imaginative concerns, often focusing on aspiration, failure, sacrifice, and the search for significance. Readers expecting a light lyric collection will find something more ambitious and reflective.

The volume will appeal to readers who want to see Eliot's moral and intellectual imagination in verse form. The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Old and New. the Spanish Gypsy is especially rewarding if you appreciate poetry that thinks hard about human purpose and artistic striving. It offers a different angle on a writer usually read for novels alone.