About the author: Anne Bentinck received her PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where her field of research has been Walter de la Mare and the Georgians.
2001 0-7734-7474-9 This monograph, covering all de la Mare’s poetry and prose works, reveals his complex and serious side. It concentrates on his master images: the Cage; the House; the Traveller; Paradise; the Visionary Face. Introductory chapters study de la Mare’s personality and ideas, his linguistic technique, the Georgian scene, and the influence of the Symbolist Movement on his work.