The Pleasure of Poetry: Reading and Enjoying British Poetry from Donne to Burns
From Donne and Jonson, to Pope, Swift, and Burns, the book offers excerpts of the poetry these artists crafted, and carefully examines the various attributes that have helped to establish them as some of the greatest of all time. Writing in clear, accessible language, Nelson also introduces general poetry terms to the novice, providing examples and explanations where necessary. Readers will no longer feel intimidated by difficult poetry. Instead, they will walk away with the tools they need to read, understand, and appreciate these titans of British letters. |
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O dark , dark , dark , amid the blaze of noon , Irrecoverably dark , total Eclipse Without all hope of day ! O first created Beam , and thou great Word , “ Let there be light , and light was over all ” ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime ...
At his right hand our young Ascanius sate , Rome's other hope , and pillar of the state . His brows thick fogs , instead of glories , grace , And lambent dullness played around his face . As Hannibal did to the altars come , Sworn by ...
It is a modest hope , to be sure , but one that postulates a religious outlook that acknowledges our limited powers . Johnson has dramatized fully and concretely in the poem how difficult it is for humans to be wise , good , or even ...
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Inhalt
Introduction to Reading Poetry | 1 |
Poet of Secular and Sacred Love | 19 |
Elegist Satirist and Moralist | 37 |
Urheberrecht | |
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The Pleasure of Poetry: Reading and Enjoying British Poetry from Donne to Burns Nicolas H. Nelson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2006 |