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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It is the “ virtuous soul ” that contains the eternal sweetness of existence . The poet compares it to something in nature that seems to last forever , the " seasoned timber " which will never bend or break . This is the true strength ...
Then with no throbbing fiery pain , No cold gradations of decay , Death broke at once the vital chain , And freed his soul the nearest way . ( 25-36 ) Levet's goodness may have been limited in scope , as Johnson acknowledges , but it ...
When a sedate content the spirit feels , And no fierce light disturbs , whilst it reveals ; But silent musings urge the mind to seek Something , too high for syllables to speak ; Till the free soul to a composedness charmed , Finding ...
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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 |