A critical study of the works of four British writers; Margaret Louisa Woods (1856-1945), Mary Coleridge (1861-1907), Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938), R.C. Trevelyan (1872-1951).0773455469 A critical study of the works of four British writers; Margaret Louisa Woods Margaret Louisa Woods (1856 - 1945) was an English writer, known for novels and poetry. She was the daughter of the scholar George Granville Bradley, and married Henry George Woods, who became President of Trinity College, Oxford and Master of the Temple. (1856-1945), Mary Coleridge (1861-1907), Sir Henry Newbolt Sir Henry Newbolt is an early 20th century English poet. He is best known for "Vitai Lampada". Background and Family He was born in Bilston, Wolverhampton, then in Staffordshire, but now in the West Midlands, the son of the vicar of St Mary's Church, Rev. (1862-1938), R.C. Trevelyan (1872-1951). Stanford, Donald E. Ed. by R. W. Crump. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 318 pages $119.95 Hardcover PR451 In his final book, Stanford brings together two of his central concerns as a scholar, editor and poet: the reassignment of poets writing in a classical tradition from the margins to the center of the literary canon and a defense of the retention of traditional prosody prosody: see versification. prosody Study of the elements of language, especially metre, that contribute to rhythmic and acoustic effects in poetry. , even in poetic experimentation. Each chapter focuses on one author and provides a character sketch A character sketch is an abbreviated portrayal of a particular characteristic of people. The term originates in portraiture, where the character sketch is a common academic exercise. and a discussion of the author's entire oeuvre, including fiction, verse drama, poetry and critical prose. Stanford also discusses the connections between each author and Robert Bridges Robert Seymour Bridges, OM, (October 23, 1844 – April 21, 1930) was an English poet, holder of the honour of poet laureate from 1913. Life Bridges was born in Walmer, Kent, and educated at Eton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. , as well as other important writers of the late Victorian and early modern period. Crump (English, Louisiana State U.), has made only superficial changes to the original text, which she found as an unpublished typescript in Stanford's papers. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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