Reading Victorian Poetry

Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a  renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical and lesser known writers Skilfully conveys the breadth and diversity of nineteenth-century poetry Offers an ideal balance of canonical and less well-known writers Allows readers to explore the poetry of the Victorian era, through the eyes of one of the most renowned scholars in the field Poets covered include Matthew Arnold,  Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Lewis Carroll, A. H. Clough, G. M. Hopkins, Edward Lear, Christina Rossetti, D. G. Rossetti, A. C. Swinburne, Arthur Symons, Alfred Tennyson, Oscar Wilde Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: The Victorian Poetry Palace (pages 1–26): Chapter 2 The Divided Self and the Dramatic Monologue (pages 27–64): Chapter 3 Victorian Metrics (pages 65–88): Chapter 4 Short Poems, Long Poems and the Victorian Sonnet Sequence (pages 89–113): Chapter 5 Victorian Poetry and Translation (pages 114–140): Chapter 6 Victorian Poetry and Life (pages 141–173): Chapter 7 Poetry and Religion (pages 174–195): Chapter 8 Conclusion: The 1890s (pages 196–219):