One story of Romanticism (mostly true, however simplified) goes: some poets from 1790s onwards find their freedom in their capacity … More
Tag: Romanticism
176. (Robert Burns)
It’s difficult to know what to do with Robert Burns, besides read and enjoy him, and take fortification from him; … More
175. (Lord Byron)
An answer to the question, “Why does Don Juan incite laughter?” will not take the form of verbal criticism, because verbal … More
174. (Lord Byron)
Like many other great works of Romantic literature, Don Juan finds human caring to be a source of life and makes … More
118. (Geoffrey Hill)
Geoffrey Hill died last week, on June 30, at age 84. Nobody doubts that he wrote some of the greatest … More
49. (Walter Savage Landor)
Walter Savage Landor is the forgotten Romantic, both because he is rarely read and because the tradition in which his … More
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