Explaining the major themes in English poetry: religion, nature, classics, romance, individual struggle, politics
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Abstract / Description
The text focuses on six major themes often found in canonical English poetry. These include religion, nature, classics, romance, individual struggle, and politics. Using representative works of famous poets including, but not limited to, Milton, Donne, Shakespeare, Keats, Kipling and the Rossetti siblings, the book links poems on diverse and varied topics (such as the Virgin Mary, colonial India, and Tudor history) in order to illustrate the richness and complexity of the literary canon.
An impressive and compelling contribution to the study of poetry that will enchant students of literature and casual readers for years to come. Instead of using chronological division of works the author arranges the poems according to central themes in literature. The text’s main aim is to make challenging poems more approachable and accessible to young undergraduates.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Eman El-Meligi --------------------------------------------------------- i
Acknowledgements--------------------------------------------------------------------- v
Alphabetical Table of Titles ----------------------------------------------------------- vii
Alphabetical Table of First Lines ----------------------------------------------------- ix
Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
The Theme of Religion ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
The Theme of Nature ------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
The Theme of Classics ----------------------------------------------------------------- 41
The Theme of Romance ---------------------------------------------------------------- 61
The Theme of Individual Struggle ---------------------------------------------------- 87
The Theme of Politics -------------------------------------------------------------------105
Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 129
Publication Date
2014
Faculty / School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Was this content written or created while at IBA?
Yes
Recommended Citation
Chishty-Mujahid, N. Q. (2014). Explaining the major themes in English poetry: religion, nature, classics, romance, individual struggle, politics. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/faculty-research-books/31
Note
Explaining the Major Themes in English Poetry: Religion, Nature, Classics, Romance, Individual struggle, Politics
With a Foreword by Ema El-Meligi
