The Pleasure of Poetry: Reading and Enjoying British Poetry from Donne to BurnsBloomsbury Academic, 30. juuli 2006 - 280 pages 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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... Donne manages to make the voice sound real and colloquial . The last three lines inset with their triple rhyme give greater emphasis to his argument , but this only makes it seem more absurd , not serious . It is a poem in which we can ...
... Donne uses a pun , when he has the " Son " shine to evoke his saving grace , a traditional play on words in Christian writers . The Son , after all , is the life - giving " sun , " or medium of God's grace and mercy for humans . The ...
... Donne and , 33 ; Herbert and , 67 ; Herrick and , 54 , 59-60 ; Johnson and , 196 ; Marvell and , 112-14 Religious poetry : Donne and , 31-36 ; Dryden and , 135-37 ; Herbert and , 67 , 68-79 ; Herrick and , 65–66 ; Jonson and , 43-44 ...
Contents
Introduction to Reading Poetry | 1 |
Poet of Secular and Sacred Love | 19 |
Elegist Satirist and Moralist | 37 |
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