Poets of Sensibility and the SublimeHarold Bloom Chelsea House Publishers, 1986 - 324 pages A collection of critical essays on English poetry during the Age of Sensibility and the Sublime, the half-century between the death of Alexander Pope in 1744 and the death of Robert Burns in 1796. |
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Page 264
... song " O ! Synge untoe Mie Roundelaie " to divert her . The scene and its ironies are sharply reminiscent of the chamber scenes between Emilia and Desdemona . The minstrel's song foretells Birtha's fate , bringing her tragedy once more ...
... song " O ! Synge untoe Mie Roundelaie " to divert her . The scene and its ironies are sharply reminiscent of the chamber scenes between Emilia and Desdemona . The minstrel's song foretells Birtha's fate , bringing her tragedy once more ...
Page 281
... songs . " In his Essays on Song Writing ( 1772 ) , Aikin — a physician and brother of Mrs. Barbauld— had separated songs into several types : The rude original pastoral poetry of our country ... [ is ] ballads . These consist of the ...
... songs . " In his Essays on Song Writing ( 1772 ) , Aikin — a physician and brother of Mrs. Barbauld— had separated songs into several types : The rude original pastoral poetry of our country ... [ is ] ballads . These consist of the ...
Page 282
... song revising . Ritson ( 1752–1803 ) was a folklorist , vegetarian , and polemicist who had written on English lyric tradition before turning to Scottish song . What immediately struck Ritson was the prevalence of revisionism among the ...
... song revising . Ritson ( 1752–1803 ) was a folklorist , vegetarian , and polemicist who had written on English lyric tradition before turning to Scottish song . What immediately struck Ritson was the prevalence of revisionism among the ...
Contents
False Themes and Gentle Minds | 19 |
Pictures and Powers | 31 |
Implications for Poetic Practice | 49 |
Copyright | |
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