A Translation of the Idylls of Theocritus
A Translation of the Idylls of Theocritus

Author: R. C. Trevelyan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1107432197

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Originally published in 1947, this book contains the English translation of twenty eight idylls and twenty three epigrams originally attributed to Theocritus. Trevelyan begins each idyll with a short synopsis and a brief introduction concerning the history behind each poem and its influence in later Greek and Latin poetry. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Theocritus or English Classical reception.

Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879
Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879

Author: Catherine Reilly

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 0720123186

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These two volumes list late-and mid-Victorian poets, with brief biographical information and bibliographical details of published works. The major strength of the works is the 'discovery' of very many minor poets and their work, unrecorded elsewhere.

The Laboratory (From Dramatic Romances and Lyrics)
The Laboratory (From Dramatic Romances and Lyrics)

Author: Robert Browning

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 8026836464

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Laboratory (From Dramatic Romances and Lyrics)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "The Laboratory" is a poem and dramatic monologue. This poem, set in seventeenth century France, is the monologue of a woman speaking to an apothecary as he prepares a poison, which she intends to use to kill her rival in love. It was inspired by the life of Marie Madeleine Marguerite D'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers (1630-1676), who poisoned her father and two brothers and planned to poison her husband. Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humor, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax. The speakers in his poems are often musicians or painters whose work functions as a metaphor for poetry.

The Laboratory - From The Dramatic Romances and Lyrics
The Laboratory - From The Dramatic Romances and Lyrics

Author: Robert Browning

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 8026838181

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'The Laboratory' is a poem and dramatic monologue. This poem, set in seventeenth century France, is the monologue of a woman speaking to an apothecary as he prepares a poison, which she intends to use to kill her rival in love. It was inspired by the life of Marie Madeleine Marguerite D'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers (1630-1676), who poisoned her father and two brothers and planned to poison her husband. Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humor, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax. The speakers in his poems are often musicians or painters whose work functions as a metaphor for poetry.