Greek Mythology in English Poetry
Author : Edward Chipman Guild
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 1891
Category : English poetry
ISBN :
Author : Edward Chipman Guild
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 1891
Category : English poetry
ISBN :
Author : Deborah DeNicola
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
Today's poets provide a new spin on Greek myths.
Author : Lily E. Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,49 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Mythology in literature
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Author : Nina Kossman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0195133412
More than perhaps any other folkloric tradition, whether oral or written, the myths of classical Greece and Rome have survived and pervaded the consciousness of lands far-flung from their source. The mythic world of the ancients, peopled by glamorous gods and unstoppable heroes, in which themortal and immortal commingled, is even now a living presence in 21st century culture, rather than a literary relic. Whether we know them by their Roman or their Greek names - Artemis or Minerva, Poseidon or Neptune - the figures of these ancietn myths captured the imagination of culture afterculture across the globe, inspiring writers, artists, musicians and those of us who comprise the audience for their works. Can it be a coincidence that the greatest poets of the western world have each at one point tried their hand at retellings?Kossman's anthology assembles some of the best of these poems inspired by ancient myths, organizing them by themse, and allowing the reader to compare one against the other - for example, one section assembels poems telling the stories of mythic lovers (Cupid and Psyche, Orpheus and Eurydice);another the many tales of miraculous transformations (Pygmalion and Galatea, Echo and Narcissus). With such a wide variety of the world's best poets to choose from - from all over the world and from any era since classical times - Kossman has had no difficulty creating a literary pantheon; includedare D. H. Lawrence, Derek Walcott, Rita Dove, Denise Levertov, Rilke, Pound, and Yeats. The collection should be a treasure for the innumerable debotees of both myth and poetry.
Author : Marilyn Singer
Publisher : Dial Books
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,24 MB
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0803739923
A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the characters from Greek Mythology which they feature.
Author : Peter Mackridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000892719
Originally published in 1996, this volume contains essays by scholars, critics and translators and includes themes such as the myth in the Cretan Renaissance and the use of ancient myth by 19th and 20th Century poets. Some essays deal with individual mythical figures such as Odysseus, Orpheus, Prometheus and Aphrodite, while others deal with the problematic issue of the use of myth by Greek women poets. The discussion is completed by comparing attitudes to the ancient Greeks as embodied in English and modern Greek poetry.
Author : Helen Hull Law
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 22,17 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Literary Criticism
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Author : Douglas Bush
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 16,29 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Literary Criticism
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Incorporates the results of recent scholarship and criticism, particularly in the work of Spenser and Milton.
Author : Marilyn Singer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101627298
Now one of Booklist's 30 Best Books of the Year! "Genius!" – Wired.com “Marilyn Singer's verse in Follow Follow practically dances down each page . . . the effect is miraculous and pithy.” – The Wall Street Journal Once upon a time, Mirror Mirror, a brilliant book of fairy tale themed reversos–a poetic form in which the poem is presented forward and then backward–became a smashing success. Now a second book is here with more witty double takes on well-loved fairy tales such as Thumbelina and The Little Mermaid. Read these clever poems from top to bottom and they mean one thing. Then reverse the lines and read from bottom to top and they mean something else–it is almost like magic! A celebration of sight, sound, and story, this book is a marvel to read again and again.
Author : Douglas Bush
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Comparative literature
ISBN :