Algernon Charles Swinburne Lyric poet,Critic Main lyrics were collected under the general title of “Poems and Ballads”(1866) The two themes of his lyrics are love and death. Neo-romanticism
Algernon Charles Swinburne ❖ Lyric poet, Critic ❖ Main lyrics were collected under the general title of “Poems and Ballads” (1866) ❖ The two themes of his lyrics are love and death. ❖ Neo-romanticism
Neo-romanticism They followed the steps of the great romantic poets of early 19th century,esp. Byron,and indulged in the descriptions of the far away and the long ago,of the mysterious and the fantastic,partly to provide entertainment for the reading public, partly as escape and partly as protest or as both,in their dissatisfaction with the social reality of the day
Neo-romanticism ❖ They followed the steps of the great romantic poets of early 19th century, esp. ❖ Byron, and indulged in the descriptions of the far away and the long ago, of the mysterious and the fantastic, partly to provide entertainment for the reading public, partly as escape and partly as protest or as both, in their dissatisfaction with the social reality of the day
Lirycal poem the type in which the poet speaks for himself, setting forth inner experiences (of his own or of others but treated as his own in the poem) by the subjective method. originally mean to be sung to the lyre,a stringed instrument or small harp of the ancient Greeks. yre[5laiE],七弦琴，小竖琴
Lirycal poem ❖ the type in which the poet speaks for himself, setting forth inner experiences (of his own or of others but treated as his own in the poem) by the subjective method. ❖ originally mean to be sung to the lyre, a stringed instrument or small harp of the ancient Greeks. - lyre [5laiE],七弦琴, 小竖琴
English poet and critic, outstanding for prosodic innovations and noteworthy as the symbol of mid-Victorian poetic revolt
❖ English poet and critic, outstanding for prosodic innovations and noteworthy as the symbol of mid-Victorian poetic revolt
The characteristic qualities insistent alliteration unflagging rhythmic energy sheer melodiousness great variation of pace and stress effortless expansion of a given theme
The characteristic qualities ❖ insistent alliteration ❖ unflagging rhythmic energy ❖ sheer melodiousness ❖ great variation of pace and stress ❖ effortless expansion of a given theme