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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... speaker begins by boldly challenging the per- sonified figure of Death directly . Here is the entire poem : Death ... speaker boldly tells Death that he is not nearly as powerful and fearsome as commonly described . In fact , he cannot ...
... speaker's hand and points out that he is the creator of the eyes , after all , implying that he knows all about their use and misuse , and that the speaker should not worry . The play in the last two lines on the long I sound rein ...
... speaker modulates his tone to suggest that the bug will no doubt find a better meal on a poor person , implying a concern for its welfare ( but not much for the poor ) . In the next stanza the speaker describes where the louse should go ...
Inhalt
Introduction to Reading Poetry | 1 |
Poet of Secular and Sacred Love | 19 |
Elegist Satirist and Moralist | 37 |
Urheberrecht | |
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