Selected Poems of John Milton: L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, Lycidas

Autori

• John Milton
• Clara Helen Whitmore

Parametri

• 124 pagine
• 5 ore di lettura

• Classici
• Letteratura britannica
• Narrativa
• Poesia
• Scuola

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Exploring themes of poetic melancholy, the speaker in this reflective ode seeks to replace "vain deluding Joys" with "divinest Melancholy" to inspire future verses. The work serves as a companion to L'Allegro, contrasting mirth with a deeper introspection. The speaker idealizes melancholy as a pathway to prophetic insight, and the poem unfolds in couplets of iambic tetrameter, creating a rhythmic exploration of the profound emotions associated with contemplation and reflection in art.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2022

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