The Pleasure of Poetry: Reading and Enjoying British Poetry from Donne to BurnsThe 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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... heart , and cemented with tears : Whose parts are as thy hand did frame ; No workman's tool hath touched the same . A HEART alone Is such a stone , As nothing but Thy power doth cut . Wherefore each part Of my hard heart Meets in this ...
... heart and to acknowledge God's unique power to pierce the sinner's defenses against admitting guilt . The sinner must then offer himself ( or specifically his heart ) on the altar as the only proper sacrifice to God . Only this self ...
... heart ; but there is fruit , And thou hast hands . Recover all thy sigh - blown age On double pleasures : leave thy cold dispute Of what is fit or not . Forsake thy cage , Thy rope of sands , Which petty thoughts have made , and made to ...
Contents
Introduction to Reading Poetry | 1 |
Poet of Secular and Sacred Love | 19 |
Elegist Satirist and Moralist | 37 |
Copyright | |
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The Pleasure of Poetry: Reading and Enjoying British Poetry from Donne to Burns Nicolas H. Nelson No preview available - 2006 |