English literature eng6834 Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Contemporary Literary Identities: Part 3, Thomas Hardy Laatste update van het document:   geleden

A broad summary of the poetic outlook of the contemporary poet, Thomas Hardy, whose work was influenced by his views on religion and coloured by his participation in the 1st World War. Includes extracts of a few of his acclaimed poems and commentary on how these express his general perspective on life and matters that interested him.

Contemporary Literary Identities: Part 4, Robert Frost Laatste update van het document:   geleden

Frost's modulation of an austere and tragic view of life through the metaphysical use of detail – the convergence of the seen and unseen realms in his poetry. Frost's poetry does not, in my understanding, harbor some hidden hues of sadness and dark. Though he refers to winter, to cold, to dark, these elements are the 'chaotic stuff' out of which he carves his poetry. If anything, as in Birches, he adopts an attitude of observation and exploration, frequently emphasizing the journey, the pr...