Author: Chas; M. Stuart

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Published: 2015-07-13

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9781331339908

Excerpt from The Vision of Christ in the Poets: Selected Studies of the Christian Faith as Interpreted by Milton, Wordsworth, the Brownings, Tennyson, Whittier, Longfellow, Lowell Poetry rests upon the same basis as architecture, sculpture, painting, and music, and, even more than any of these noble arts, reflects the general character of the race that produces it. As the race rises, its poetry rises also. Every increase of knowledge; every refinement in manners; every growth of justice, of kindness, of human sympathy; every new perception of spiritual truth, - is speedily represented in the poetry of a nation. The names given to the poet are significant; and the fact that in every nation they are the same, is also full of meaning. What are these names? The poet is the seer, who pierces some of the veils of sense and of futurity; he is the singer, who gives melody and beauty to the language; he is the prophet, who must speak because of the burden upon his heart. In old English he is called "the maker," and that, indeed, is the meaning of the word "poet," because he makes what is most valuable and permanent in the world - not clothing or houses or machinery, but faith and hope and charity. 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.