English Poetry (tagged articles)Death in John Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" and "The Eve of St. Agnes"Anne R. Hill - This paper explores Keats’ depiction of death in “Ode to a Nightingale” and “The Eve of St. Agnes.” “Ode to a Nightingale” juxtaposes two types of death. The first kind of death is a drowsy union with nature which allows the... Keep Reading »
Tyrant or Temptress: Deciphering Meaning from Stella's Sole Reply in Sir Philip Sidney's Fourth SongEmily Gray - First published in 1591 but thought to be composed sometime during the previous decade, Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella recounts the evolution of the relationship between the fictional, titular characters primarily from young Astrophil’s point... Keep Reading »
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Poetic Sovereignty in the Work of the Romantic Poets: Self-Determiniation and Revolutionary ThoughtHayley E. Tartell - This essay first explores how Romantic poets William Wordsworth and Percy Shelley invoke the medium of language, specifically poetic language, to opine on the relationship between the reader’s sense experience and freedom. Subsequently, this piece delves into... Keep Reading »
The Sexual and the Spiritual in John Donne's Poetry: Exploring "The Extasie" and its AnaloguesBasil Thommen - This paper looks at the poet John Donne’s method of incorporating sexual imagery into religious and spiritual contexts. The main features of Donne’s technique arise from his notion of ecstasy. Donne’s ecstasy describes how the souls of two lovers... Keep Reading »
The Balance of Power Between Men and Women in Robert Browning's PoemsAlina Saminsky - Robert Browning’s two poems, “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess,” have some striking similarities. Both feature men who seem mentally disturbed; Further, both of these men had relationships with "strong" women who, despite... Keep Reading »
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