Cronin, Richard1949-creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.Criticism, interpretation, etc.History.njuHoboken, NJJohn Wiley & Sons2012monographiceng

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1 online resource (238 pages).Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical and lesser known writers Skilfully conveys the breadth and diversity of nineteenth-century poetryOffers an ideal balance of canonical and less well-known writersAllows readers to explore the poetry of the Victorian era, through the eyes of one of the most renowned scholars in the fieldPoets covered include Matthew Arnold, Emily Brontė, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Lewis Carroll, A.H. Clough, G.M. Hopkins, Edward Lear, Christina Ro.Front Matter -- Introduction: The Victorian Poetry Palace -- The Divided Self and the Dramatic Monologue -- Victorian Metrics -- Short Poems, Long Poems and the Victorian Sonnet Sequence -- Victorian Poetry and Translation -- Victorian Poetry and Life -- Poetry and Religion -- Conclusion: The 1890s -- Bibliography -- Index.Introduction: The Victorian poetry palace -- The divided self and the dramatic monologue -- Victorian metrics -- Short poems, long poems, and the Victorian sonnet sequence -- Victorian poetry and translation -- Victorian poetry and life -- Poetry and religion -- Conclusion: The 1890s.Richard Cronin.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-uk--- 1800-1899 fast English poetry19th centuryHistory and criticismLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistory19th centuryPoeticsHistory19th centuryLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistory19th centuryPoeticsHistory19th centuryLiteraturePOETRYEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshEnglish poetryLiterature and societyPoeticsGreat BritainPR591 .C76 2012821/.809Cronin, Richard, 1949-Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012(DLC) 2011031525(OCoLC)7482868819781444354997144435499X9781444354966144435496510.1002/9781444354997 Wiley InterSciencehttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444354997http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444354997DG111121320171115133934.0ocn768243583eng