Seventeenth-century English Poetry: Modern Essays in CriticismWilliam R. Keast Oxford University Press, 1962 - 434 pages |
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... song , " wrote Waller to Creech . It was charged that France had corrupted English song with her Damons and Strephons , her " Chlorisses and From John Dryden : A Study of His Poetry ( New York : Holt , 1946 ; reissued by The University ...
... song , " wrote Waller to Creech . It was charged that France had corrupted English song with her Damons and Strephons , her " Chlorisses and From John Dryden : A Study of His Poetry ( New York : Holt , 1946 ; reissued by The University ...
Page 395
... Song of Triumph of the Britons and the Harvest Song from King Arthur are robust departures in theme from the pains and desires of Alexis and Damon . The incantation from Oedipus brings substantial relief , promising cool retreats ...
... Song of Triumph of the Britons and the Harvest Song from King Arthur are robust departures in theme from the pains and desires of Alexis and Damon . The incantation from Oedipus brings substantial relief , promising cool retreats ...
Page 409
... Song for St. Cecilia's Day in 1687 and his Alex- ander's Feast in 1697 were the most distinguished performances of the century , each making fashionable a new and sensational method . There was something sensational and monstrous , it ...
... Song for St. Cecilia's Day in 1687 and his Alex- ander's Feast in 1697 were the most distinguished performances of the century , each making fashionable a new and sensational method . There was something sensational and monstrous , it ...
Contents
H J C GRIERSON Metaphysical Poetry 3 | 22 |
F R LEAVIS The Line of Wit | 31 |
HELEN GARDNER The Metaphysical Poets | 50 |
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