Supreme Attachments: Studies in Victorian Love Poetry

ISBN-13: 9780367888138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 200 str.

Kerry McSweeney

Opis

This study attempts an integrated account of the three elements, with particular emphasis on the close reading of poems. Chapters are devoted to the distinguishing features of Victorian love poetry; Browning’s dramatic lyrics; Tennyson’s Maud and the lyrics from Princess; women poets Victorian and later love poetry.

Recenzje

’Warmly recommended to all students of Victorian culture who want to learn more about a period erroneously thought prudish, priggish, and repressed.’ Choice

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Browning's Lessons in Love; Tennyson's Delicate Vessels; Unkissed Lips: Women and Love; Clough's Compasses to Steer By; Physic for Adults: Meredith's Modern Love; The Old High Way Of Love: Morris and Dante Rossetti; Love Elegies: Patmore and Hardy; Continuities; List of Works Cited; Index.

O autorze

Kerry McSweeney is a retired professor of Literature at McGill University, Department of English.