Select Poems of Thomas Gray

"Select Poems of Thomas Gray" by Thomas Gray is a poetry collection that was edited by William J. Rolfe. Rolfe's edition brings attention to Gray's most important poems, like "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." The poems in the collection explore big ideas such as death, the loveliness of the natural world, and what it means to be human. Rolfe talks about Gray's life and how it had an impact on his texts. He goes into details on previous versions of Gray's poems and how other editors had created mistakes and errors. He also wanted readers to know how important it was to stick to the original words that Gray had used, so that it would make the texts more enjoyable.