258 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1947, Poetry and the People presents a survey of English poetry from the earliest times till 1940s, viewed from an unusual angle. It is the author’s thesis that English Poetry is unpopular, in the sense that it is not loved by the people, because the sources of its inspiration, which were originally drawn from the soil, were diverted during the Renaissance into aristocratic... Read more
1.Britannia, Stern and Wild 2. Vox Populi, Vox Dei 3. Miracle, Mystery and Shakespeare 4. "Forst to Fayne" 5. World-Losers and World -Forsakers 6. The Peasants’ Revolt 7. Detritus 8. The Urban Muse Appendix Index
Biography
W. Kenneth Richmond
