Includes bibliography (leaves 709-711) and indexes. / lxix, 968 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Chronological survey of editions and criticisms of the Middle English lyric emphasising 20th century works. Summarizes the content of each work and conveys its style and the author's voice by means of quotations. A general introduction discusses critical trends and aspects of the genre. Concludes with indexes of scholars and critics ; subjects discussed ; first lines of poems listed in the Index of Middle English Verse and its Supplement ; and, a temporary index of poems not noted in either. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of English, 1999

Includes bibliography (leaves 709-711) and indexes. / lxix, 968 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Chronological survey of editions and criticisms of the Middle English lyric emphasising 20th century works. Summarizes the content of each work and conveys its style and the author's voice by means of quotations. A general introduction discusses critical trends and aspects of the genre. Concludes with indexes of scholars and critics ; subjects discussed ; first lines of poems listed in the Index of Middle English Verse and its Supplement ; and, a temporary index of poems not noted in either. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of English, 1999

Rhetoric, seen either as the art of persuasion or as the art of figurative expression, has been largely neglected as an approach to the poetry of the Romantics. The most important reason for this seems to be the rejection of rhetoric by the Romantics themselves. As a result of negative comments about rhetoric by Coleridge, Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats, scholars seeking clues about the Romantics' literary principles in their critical writings have agreed that eighteenth-century rhetoric was either abandoned or substantially altered by early nineteenth century poets. The eighteenth-century belief that figures possess a unique power of communicating an author's passions and emotions continued to be transmitted as a viable literary tradition in the nineteenth century. Poetry was thought to have special privilege in the employment of rhetorical devices. In practice, if not in theory, early nineteenth-century poets did not abandon the use of such devices in their creations. An analysis of the role of rhetorical figures in the works of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats demonstrates that it is a mistake to envision the poetry of the Romantic movement as a spontaneous outgrowth of an abrupt shift in poetic taste, a shift which demanded the omission of classical poetic devices. Often the Romantic poets were more nearly in accord with the strictures of rhetoricians such as Blackwall or Ward than many of the Augustan poets had been.

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The medieval English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight evidences much of its Celtic heritage in the plot and subplot, as well as in the characters themselves. The Ulster Cycle, an ancient Irish story group, and the Mabinogion, a medieval collection of traditional Welsh tales, both contain parallels to the English romance. In addition to these numerous analogues, other Celtic features appear in the poem. Knowingly or not, the Gawain-poet used the conventions of the Irish and Welsh traditions in the Other World journey, the battle-belt/lace, the pentangle/ sun symbol, and the color green. A study of these elements as Celtic features of the poem ensures a proper reading of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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Esta pesquisa é uma introdução à obra do poeta inglês William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Ela se estrutura em seis capítulos, divididos em dois eixos paralelos. Os capítulos de número par são voltados exclusivamente a obras do poeta: o primeiro é sobre o livro Baladas líricas (1798), analisado em contraponto com o cenário da poesia inglesa da época. O segundo é sobre o poema conhecido como \"Tintern Abbey\", e se volta mais detalhadamente à singularidade do autor, passando por questões teóricas sobre a representação do pensamento na poesia e a invenção do \"eu\" no poema. O último capítulo da série é sobre o livro O prelúdio (1805/1850), autobiografia do poeta; o capítulo é uma breve discussão sobre o que são livros. O segundo eixo -- o dos capítulos de número ímpar --, compõe um ambiente para a leitura do poeta: são retratos de pessoas que participaram de seu círculo íntimo. O primeiro é sobre sua irmã, Dorothy Wordsworth, e os diários que escrevia; o segundo, sobre o poeta S.T. Coleridge, coautor das Baladas líricas; o último é sobre o utopista e viajante John \"Walking\" Stewart. / This dissertation is an introduction to the works of William Wordsworth (1770-1850). It is divided into six chapters, organized under two main lines. Chapters 2, 4 and 6 focus exclusively on William Wordsworth\'s poems: chapter 2 discussing the Lyrical Ballads (1798) in comparison to the different literatures of the period; chapter 4 focusing on Tintern Abbey and the poet\'s uniqueness, while at the same time researching the modes of thought that occur in poetry, and the invention of the poetic \"I\". The last chapter of this triad focuses on the author\'s autobiography, The prelude (1805/1850); it is a short text, concerned with the notion of what books are. The second triad chapters 1, 3 and 5 creates an environment for the reading of the poems: three portraits of people who were part of the poet\'s circle of friends and influences. The first one is on the poet\'s sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, and on her diary-writing. The second one is on S.T. Coleridge, who co-wrote the Lyrical Ballads. The last one is on John \"Walking\" Stewart, an utopian as well as a literal fellow-traveler.

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Wong, Wai Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-98). / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Esta pesquisa é uma introdução à obra do poeta inglês William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Ela se estrutura em seis capítulos, divididos em dois eixos paralelos. Os capítulos de número par são voltados exclusivamente a obras do poeta: o primeiro é sobre o livro Baladas líricas (1798), analisado em contraponto com o cenário da poesia inglesa da época. O segundo é sobre o poema conhecido como \"Tintern Abbey\", e se volta mais detalhadamente à singularidade do autor, passando por questões teóricas sobre a representação do pensamento na poesia e a invenção do \"eu\" no poema. O último capítulo da série é sobre o livro O prelúdio (1805/1850), autobiografia do poeta; o capítulo é uma breve discussão sobre o que são livros. O segundo eixo -- o dos capítulos de número ímpar --, compõe um ambiente para a leitura do poeta: são retratos de pessoas que participaram de seu círculo íntimo. O primeiro é sobre sua irmã, Dorothy Wordsworth, e os diários que escrevia; o segundo, sobre o poeta S.T. Coleridge, coautor das Baladas líricas; o último é sobre o utopista e viajante John \"Walking\" Stewart. / This dissertation is an introduction to the works of William Wordsworth (1770-1850). It is divided into six chapters, organized under two main lines. Chapters 2, 4 and 6 focus exclusively on William Wordsworth\'s poems: chapter 2 discussing the Lyrical Ballads (1798) in comparison to the different literatures of the period; chapter 4 focusing on Tintern Abbey and the poet\'s uniqueness, while at the same time researching the modes of thought that occur in poetry, and the invention of the poetic \"I\". The last chapter of this triad focuses on the author\'s autobiography, The prelude (1805/1850); it is a short text, concerned with the notion of what books are. The second triad chapters 1, 3 and 5 creates an environment for the reading of the poems: three portraits of people who were part of the poet\'s circle of friends and influences. The first one is on the poet\'s sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, and on her diary-writing. The second one is on S.T. Coleridge, who co-wrote the Lyrical Ballads. The last one is on John \"Walking\" Stewart, an utopian as well as a literal fellow-traveler.