PPT-Dr Rose Lucas Imagism Victorian Poetry

Alfred Lord Tennyson The Lady of Shalott On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye That clothe the wold and meet the sky And thro the field the road runs by. Victorian Period. P. eriod . of . Queen Victoria’s . reign . from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January . 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for . 1830-1900. London becomes most important city in Europe. Population of London expands from two million to six million. Shift from ownership of land to modern urban economy. Impact of industrialism. Increase in wealth. L. iterature. (1830-1899). Queen Victoria. Windsor Castle in Modern Times. : Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and Victoria, Princess Royal. Sir Edwin Landseer. 1841-1845. Scholarly . Commentary. This painting exemplifies . By Hilda Doolittle. Hilda Doolittle. H.D. (born Hilda Doolittle; September 10, 1886 – September 27, 1961) was an American poet, novelist and memoirist known for her association with the early 20th-century avant-garde Imagist group of poets such as Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington.. LIT . 3101. Overview. Origins. Aesthetic programme. Characteristics. Examples. Origins. Poets’ Club / School of Images. 1909. TE Hulme, Edward . Storer. , FW Tancred, FS Flint. 1912: Pound’s . Ripostes. Darwin. . (1809-1882) . Origin . of Species . (1859). Nietzsche. (1844-1900). Marxism. . (mid to late 19 century). . Sigmund . Freud. . (1856-1939) . The . Interpretation of Dreams . (1899) . Albert . Fall 2014. What is poetry?. Poetry contains both literary and . musical. features. On the literary side, poetry can use any combination of metaphor, simile, imagery, symbolism, allegory, even narrative or storyline. . Week 1-2. FreeWrite. What do you already know about English poetry?. What sorts of themes do you associate with that term?. Can you name any English poets?. Brainstorming. Shakespeare. Edgar Allan Poe – dark, gothic Romanticist. LIT . 3101. Overview. Origins. Aesthetic programme. Characteristics. Examples. Origins. Poets’ Club / School of Images. 1909. TE Hulme, Edward . Storer. , FW Tancred, FS Flint. 1912: Pound’s . Ripostes. ENG 233 American Literature. Prose vs. Poetry. Prose. Has specific structure: complete sentences, paragraphs. Examples: Novels, Short Stories, Academic Papers, anything that is not poetry. Poetry. Verse. Why do we still need to remember events from so long ago?. Poetry and Remembrance. John McCrae Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke. . . . Issac. . Rosenburg. . . Siegfried Sassoon. Poetry . Antique. Pre-Reading Context. Learning Outcomes. To understand how Rossetti can be viewed as a contradictory figure by exploring her attitudes towards gender questions.. To understand how this is demonstrated in the poem “From the Antique”. Queen Victoria. Reigned from 1837-1901. The industrial revolution. Benefits for the Middle Class. New towns. New goods. New wealth. New jobs. “The hungry forties”. On the whole, the Victorian era was characterized by economic depression. On an average, there were 1.5 million unemployed workers and their families on poverty relief.. ballads. . Traditionally, ballads were love stories that ended in tragedy. Many ballads have been put to music and sung. . Ballads are written in groups of four . lines. . These lines are called . stanzas.