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Author Description <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11688207.The_Task" title="The Task" rel="nofollow noopener">The Task</a> </i>, best-known work of <b>William Cowper</b>, British poet, considered a precursor of romanticism, in 1785 praises rural life and leisure. <br /><br />William Cowper served as an English hymnodist. Cowper, one most popular man of his time, wrote of everyday nature scenes of the English countryside and thus changed the direction of 18th century. In many ways, he foreran later authors. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11525.Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge" title="Samuel Taylor Coleridge" rel="nofollow noopener">Samuel Taylor Coleridge</a> called him "modern," whilst <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/64845.William_Wordsworth" title="William Wordsworth" rel="nofollow noopener">William Wordsworth</a> particularly admired <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Yardley-Oak" title="Yardley-Oak" rel="nofollow noopener">Yardley-Oak</a> </i>. He a nephew of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/24382515.Judith_Madan" title="Judith Madan" rel="nofollow noopener">Judith Madan</a>. <br /><br />From severe manic depression, Cowper suffered, found refuge in a fervent evangelical Christianity, the inspiration behind his much-loved hymns, often experienced doubt, and feared doom to eternal damnation. His religious sentiment and association with <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60149.John_Newton" title="John Newton" rel="nofollow noopener">John Newton</a> (who wrote <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/448107.Amazing_Grace" title="Amazing Grace" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazing Grace</a> </i>, the hymn) led to much memorable writing.<br />

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