1st Edition

The Victorian Poet (Routledge Revivals) Poetics and Persona

Edited By Joseph Bristow Copyright 2014
222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

The practice of poetry in the Victorian period was characterised by an extreme diversity of styles, preoccupations and subject-matter. This anthology attempts to draw out some of the main focuses of interest in the Victorian poet. No Victorian poet produced an overall theory of poetry, yet all accepted it as a natural vehicle of expression, and for some subjects, in particular sexuality, the only... Read more

Preface;  Acknowledgements;  Introduction;  Notes  1. What Is Poetry?  2. The Poetry of the Period  3. Poetesses and Fleshly Poets  4. The Study of Poetry;  Select Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Bristow, Joseph