The Pleasure of Poetry: Reading and Enjoying British Poetry from Donne to BurnsBloomsbury Academic, 30.07.2006 - 280 Seiten The poetry produced by the British poets of the 17th and 18th centuries is considered to be among the best ever written. But many general readers feel intimidated by the language or structure of the poetry, and so tend to shy away from enjoying these poets and their works. Nelson takes readers on a tour of the major works and figures of 17th- and 18th-century British poetry, explaining major themes, devices, styles, language, rhythm, sound, tone, imagery, form, and meaning. Beginning each chapter with a sketch of the poet's life and career, the author then looks at five or six representative works, helping readers understand and appreciate the beauty of poetry itself. |
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... critic , describes the pitfalls of criticism , and reviews the history of criticism . He establishes the importance of criticism as a literary activity and connects it to the development of a sophisticated taste . He does all of this in ...
... Critics are to judge works by the universal standard of " Nature , " which pro- vides a permanent and comprehensive principle . This is ultimately divine , the source of all life and order in the universe as we know it . Nature's laws ...
... critic , even as he is advising caution . Critics , he suggests , should be able to " bear reproof ” if they are wise : ' Twere well might critics still this freedom take ; But Appius reddens at each word you speak , And stares ...
Inhalt
Introduction to Reading Poetry | 1 |
Poet of Secular and Sacred Love | 19 |
Elegist Satirist and Moralist | 37 |
Urheberrecht | |
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