Author: Hugh WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Greater Victorian Poets
Author: Hugh WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Greater Victorian Poets (Classic Reprint)
Author: Hugh WalkerPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656773527
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Excerpt from The Greater Victorian Poets IT is impossible to define precisely, and often difficult to define at all, a period of literature. The political divisions commonly adopted are approximations, in many cases of the roughest kind. When we begin to ask what are the limits of the Elizabethan period, or of the period of Queen Anne, we find that the divisions which criticism can establish in literature by no means syn chronise with the time covered by the reigns of those sovereigns. Nevertheless, it requires but little reflection to Show that ex pressions of this kind, though never exact, generally convey a substantial truth. The movement of time is an abstract ex pression which means the movement of the human spirit in all its manifestations; and the movement of time is best marked by political events. Thus, when, with reference to literature, we speak of the age of Pericles or of Elizabeth, or of the period of the French Revolution, we mean that there was in those ages a movement in literature bearing conspicuously the impress of its connexion with the history of the time. No one can doubt that the marvellous literary activity of Athens in the fifth century was intimately connected with the events which made the city politically so prominent and so powerful; nor is it possible to deny that the great outburst of poetic genius in England in the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries was an expression of a heightened and intensified national life. Naturally therefore, and not inappro priately, those periods of literature have been associated with the most prominent names of the time in politics. It is equally clear that the greatest historical event Since the Reformation had a profound influence upon literature, and that, for a; Qefiod. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Greater Victorian Poets
Author: Hugh WalkerPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022501942
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This anthology presents the work of some of the greatest poets of the Victorian era. These poets were the literary giants of their time, and their works continue to inspire and captivate readers to this day. This collection includes works by Tennyson, Browning, Rossetti, and many others. These poems touch on themes of love, mortality, and the human experience. Fans of classic poetry and the Victorian era will not want to miss this work. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Booklovers Reading Club
Author: Thomas R. LounsburyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666129055
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Excerpt from The Booklovers Reading Club: Hand-Book to Accompany the Reading Course Entitled, the Greater Victorian Poets We are coming, then, to a time when we can at least make the attempt to judge the Victorian poets with the impartial eyes of posterity. A cer tain distance from the Object is necessary to give the proper sense of proportion, and as the Vic torian age recedes into the background, we begin for the first time to realize its true place in the history Of English literature and to perceive accurately the relative position which its great poets bear to each other and to their predeces sors. The equally extravagant outbursts Of insult and panegyric which greeted the earlier and the later poems of Browning have now be come impossible. There seem to be plain signs of the diminution Of that extraordinary influence which Tennyson once exerted alike upon poets and critics Of poetry. On the other hand, as the din of the social and theological polemics into which Arnold flung himself dies away, his fame as a poet emerges with a clearer and more steadfast radiance. Perhaps it may be the chief literary business of the present age not so much to pro duce new work as to rejudge and properly appreciate the work - Of the age that has just closed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Victorian Poets (Classic Reprint)
Author: Edmund Clarence StedmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331422631
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Excerpt from Victorian Poets Chapters VII and VIII, in which miscellaneous groups were considered, though written as an afterthought, and not possessing the artistic unity of other chapters, proved especially serviceable in the last-named capacity. My gain in comprehension of the general drift was greater than any fancied loss through deviation from an eclectic literary standard. They completed, moreover, the annals of the period, and gave my book a practical if secondary value as a work of reference.vi preface TO the thirteenth edition: Whether its early welcome at home and abroad, and the favor still vouchsafed to it, have been due to the quality of my argument, or to the need of such a record, or to both together, it is in view of this encouragement, and of the changes incident to the close of the typical Victorian epoch, that I add the supplemental matter which extends our survey to the present year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Main Tendencies of Victorian Poetry
Author: Arnold SmithPublisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789353704278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
The Main Tendencies of Victorian Poetry
Author: Arnold SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484271455
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Excerpt from The Main Tendencies of Victorian Poetry: Studies in the Thought and Art, of the Greater Poets That I have persevered in my original plan is due to the appreciation and encouragement which I was so fortunate as to obtain from my audience. In particular I owe a deep debt of gratitude to Miss E. E. Houliston, who conducted the classes in connection with the lectures at Abergavenny, for her never-failing sympathy and kindness, and for her in valuable advice during the final revision of the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Greater Victorian Poets
Author: Hugh WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781290674423
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Victorian Poetry (Classic Reprint)
Author: John DrinkwaterPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365372622
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Excerpt from Victorian Poetry This adding of knowledge and a Wide spread eagerness for it are two of the chief characteristics of our time. Never before, probably, has there been so great a desire to know, or so many exciting discoveries of truth of one sort or another. Knowledge and the quest for it has now about it the glamour of an adventure. TO the quickening of this spirit in our day doran's modern readers' book shelf hopes to contribute. In addition to the volumes announced here others are in preparation for early publication. The Editors will welcome suggestions for the bookshelf and will be glad to consider any manuscripts suitable for inclusion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
GREATER VICTORIAN POETS
Author: Hugh 1855-1939 WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781362762522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description