Author: Joseph Gostwick

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781331827344

Excerpt from English Poets: Twelve Essays It is obvious that complete biographies of twelve poets, with analyses of all their writings, cannot be given in a volume like the present. The limits of the work must prescribe the author's plan. With all the reverence due to men of poetic genius, he would endeavour to describe their chief characteristics, and would add a few words respecting the tendencies of their writings. A brief introductory essay is given for the purpose of showing that the theory of poetry maintained or implied in the following memoirs and essays is neither arbitrary nor narrow. Poetry is a word having a wider and a closer meaning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.