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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... continue to sin , even though he " deplores " what he is doing . His knowledge that he is sinning , in fact , makes ... continues his questioning of God . As in the first stanza the questions occupy the first four lines , one question ...
... continues and reviews the reasons to lament the fate of this unfortu- nate young man . We must not forget , he declares , this noble , learned fellow singer , who was lost at sea and now could use a sympathetic lyric voice . We might ...
... continues throughout history . In several more stanzas Dryden continues to dramatize the effect of various instruments and their particular music on human beings . The trumpet's " clangor , " along with the drum's beat , provokes us to ...
Contents
Introduction to Reading Poetry | 1 |
Poet of Secular and Sacred Love | 19 |
Elegist Satirist and Moralist | 37 |
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