The gentleman next in esteem and authority among us is another bachelor, who is a member of the Inner Temple; a man of great probity, wit, and understanding; but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own...
MR JOHN MASEFIELD has been Poet Laureate since 1930, and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. His best-known poems are perhaps “The Everlasting Mercy,”“The Widow in the Bye-Street,”“Reynard the Fox,” and “Right Royal”; his novels, such as “Sard Harker” and “Odtaa,” ...
A consensus formed: Jonson was the first English poet to understand classical precepts with any accuracy, and he was the first to apply those precepts successfully to contemporary life. But there were also more negative spins on Jonson's learned art; for instance, in the 1750s, Edward Young ...
There has always been a huge gap between Pink Floyd, the band, and Pink Floyd, the company, and it is pretty impossible to determine how the one has influenced the other. Although some of its members openly preached a socialist philosophy their business manners have always been exactly the o...
has celebrated creative energy. The primitive revels out of which comedy arose frankly acknowledged man’s animal nature; the animal masquerades and the phallic processions are the obvious witnesses to it. Comedy testifies to physical vitality, delight in life, and the will to go on living. Com...
The ancient Roman poetHorace, who wrote on such stylistic differences, noted thespecial effectsthat can be achieved when comedy lifts its voice in pseudotragic rant and when tragedy adopts the prosaic but affecting language of comedy. Consciously combined, the mixture of styles produces theburlesque...
shows.Art has no borders.Li Bai 7. . (view) more than 5.57 million times with more than1.33 million responses.In the history of Chinese poetry, Li Bai was not “one of ” 8. . “the one”.In telling the story of 9. . great poet, China has once again passed 10. . its fine ...
1. What does the poet want to express in A Spring Morning orDreams “A Spring Morning” reveals the poet’s love of spring and his regret of its departure. In “Dreams”, Langston Hughes emphasizes the importance of having dreams in one’s life....
stories that work on quite different terms. All credit, then, to Penguin pioneer Allen Lane for launching his bid to take the mass market by storm with a translation – and not just any translation but a reprint of a biography of a poet to boot. What commercial house today would do the...
Roger Stevensvisits schools, libraries, and festivals performing his work and running workshops for young people and teachers. He has published more than 30 books for children.Brian Moseshas worked as a professional poet since 1988 and continues to perform his poetry and percussion shows in schools...