The Poetic Art of A. E. Housman
Author : Bobby Joe Leggett
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 30,14 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Poetry
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Author : Bobby Joe Leggett
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 30,14 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
Author : B. J. Leggett
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 1938
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Author : Alfred Edward Housman
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 13,87 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Cities and towns
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Author : Peter Parker
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 47,85 MB
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0374709351
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and Nominated for the 2017 PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for Biography A captivating exploration of A. E. Housman and the influence of his particular brand of Englishness A. E. Housman’s A Shropshire Lad made little impression when it was first published in 1896 but has since become one of the best-loved volumes of poetry in the English language. Its evocation of the English coun - tryside, thwarted love, and a yearning for things lost is as potent today as it was more than a century ago, and the book has never been out of print. In Housman Country, Peter Parker explores the lives of A. E. Housman and his most famous book, and in doing so shows how A Shropshire Lad has permeated English life and culture since its publication. The poems were taken to war by soldiers who wanted to carry England in their pockets, were adapted by composers trying to create a new kind of English music, and have influ - enced poetry, fiction, music, and drama right up to the present day. Everyone has a personal “land of lost content” with “blue remembered hills,” and Housman has been a tangible and far-reaching presence in a startling range of work, from the war poets and Ralph Vaughan Williams to Inspector Morse and Morrissey. Housman Country is a vivid exploration of England and Englishness, in which Parker maps out terrain that is as historical and emotional as it is topographical.
Author : Alfred Edward Housman
Publisher :
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780571207053
In this series a contemporary poet selects and introduces another poet of a different generation whom they have particularly admired. This selection of A.E. Housman poems are selected by Alan Hollinghurst.
Author : A.E. Housman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0141919159
A. E. Housman was one of the best-loved poets of his day, whose poems conjure up a potent and idyllic rural world imbued with a poignant sense of loss. They are expressed in simple rhythms, yet show a fine ear for the subtleties of metre and alliteration. His scope is wide - ranging from religious doubt to intense nostalgia for the countryside. This volume brings together 'A Shropshire Lad' (1896) and 'Last Poems' (1922), along with the posthumous selections 'More Poems' and 'Additional Poems', and three translations of extracts from Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides that display his mastery of Classical literature.
Author : Robert Hamilton
Publisher :
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 29,44 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Literary Criticism
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Author : A. E. Housman
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
'Last Poems' is a poignant collection of 42 poems, written by A. E. Housman in honor of his dying friend and unrequited love, Moses Jackson. The compilation includes previously unpublished works, as well as some of his most beloved poems, such as 'Epitaph on an army of mercenaries.' Housman feared he would not have the inspiration to write much more, so he published the collection to ensure his works were preserved. The collection received critical acclaim, and its initial print run sold out immediately. It stands as a testament to the enduring power of Housman's poetry and the depth of his emotions. Here's an excerpt from one of the first poems in the collection, 'The West': " Beyond the moor and the mountain crest / —Comrade, look not on the west— / The sun is down and drinks away / From air and land the lees of day."
Author : Alfred Edward Housman
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 10,65 MB
Release : 1933
Category : English poetry
ISBN :
Author : A. E. Housman
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1528789784
“Last Poems” is a 1936 collection of poetry by A. E. Housman. The poems include: “The West”, “Llic Jacet”, “Grenadier”, “Lancer”, “The Deserter”, “The Culprit”, “Eight O'Clock”, “Spring Morning”, “Astronomy”, “Epithalamium”, “The Oracles”, “Sinner's Rue”, “Hell's Gate”, “Revolution”, “Epitaph On An Army Of Mercenaries”, and “Fancy's Knell”. Alfred Edward Housman (1859–1936), also known as A. E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar considered to be one of the greatest scholars who ever lived. A fantastic collection of classic poetry by a master of the form. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a chapter from “Twenty-Four Portraits” by William Rothenstein.