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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... thought to die quiet , easy deaths , whereas sinners were thought to die violent , painful deaths . Here the good are eager to escape this life and find their home in heaven . Back on earth the mourners are not sure if the dying person ...
... thought the breath / Of discontent , " which could be taken as a serious expression of despair , a dangerous sin in Christian terms . Jonson again employs the heroic couplet , this time with a good many medial caesu- ras to suggest his ...
... thought warbling his Doric lay : And now the sun had stretched out all the hills , And now was dropped into the western bay ; At last he rose , and twitched his mantle blue : Tomorrow to fresh woods , and pastures new . pastoral song ...
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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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