Articles related to "Ode"

Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.

Accomplished writers such as Pablo Neruda and Ian Wedde have used the ode to praise aspects of everyday life. By respecting the spirit of the form, you can do the same.

The life, times, and thoughts of one of the world's most famous philosophers

The young speaker romanticizes the existence of the farmer, as he creates a utopian scenario that is beautiful but unrealistic.

Keats explores ambition and poetry in the context of discussing laziness. While poetry emerges as a powerful impulse for Keats, he finally wishes it away.

Autumn is considered a very poetic season; perhaps more poems have been written about autumn than any of the other seasons. Beauty and melancholy are enticing.

Ode on a Grecian Urn is one of the most popular poems of Romantic poet, John Keats. It is one of the most widely read poems amongst Literature students and scholars alike

It has been said that you can't go home again, but legendary Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander give it's a great try on Rocksteady.

Stephen Fry harbours a dark secret which he shares with the reader of The Ode Less Travelled. A reader who follows the course to the end may also end up as a closet poet.

Since the 1960s, in Western culture, "duty" has been a dirty word. It smacks of kowtowing to authority, not being allowed to "do your own thing"; it cramps your style.

Any of Beethoven's symphonies are worth a trip to the concert hall. Here is a fast overview of the nine symphonies that Beethoven gave the music world.

Blending a vintage rock 'n' roll sound from the 1960s with lyrics containing an urgency, Delta Spirit played their first Columbus, Ohio appearance at The Basement

Ralph Waldo Emerson's five-year-old son, Waldo, died of scarlet fever, and the poet composed this poem as a loving tribute to the boy.

With the utmost faith in poetry's ability to reshape the ways in which men think about the world, Percy Shelley believes that poets are the key to society's salvation.

Biography of John Keats, one of the world's best poets.

Brief biography of ancient Roman poet Horace, famous for his finest lyrical poems in Latin, and best known for Odes.

William Hazlitt was considered in his time an ordinary teacher and journalist, but his writings may have unlocked the lyrical power of a legend of Romantic poetry.

Maybe you've heard of the Algonquin Round Table? Well, here's a sampling of metered verses from the Brewpub Poets Society: odes to ales and lyrics for lagers.

Arnold Schoenberg's brief biography - his life, career and works. Known for advocating twelve-tone technique, and 'Pierrot lunaire' for voice and chamber music.

Popular presenter and author, Stephen Fry, features in a wide variety of audiobooks. These include audiobooks for children and adults.

A brief look at the life and career of Augusta Mary Ann Holmes, who became celebrated as a composer in her lifetime.

A Purcell Centennial and Bridges' Ode to Music Became the Muse for Another Great Work in the Finest Tradition of English Choral Music.

Laurence Binyon was a figure of the literary establishment . He wrote the Ode to Remembrance with no experience of warfare and no idea of how great the toll was to be.

Brief biography and works of German Composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.

Mathematicians - like all scientists - are often on the lookout for a certain element of "beauty" in their formulas. But what does this beauty actually look like? And sh

April is National Poetry Month! Experienced poets and new poets can hone poetry writing skills with these guides.

Life and work of English poet Thomas Gray (1716-1771).

Jane Campion hits back with another evocative period film - this time about the doomed relationship between John Keats and his neighbour Fanny Brawne.

Short biography of Alexander Pope, wrote Ode on Solitude before 12, best known for his satirical poems, also translated Homer and Horace

Biography of Henry Purcell, considered greatest English composer before Elgar, known for Sonata no. 9 in F, The Golden Sonata.

The ANZAC Day public holiday is a day for all Australian's to celebrate and remember the courage and sacrifices of Australian military servicemen and women.

Philosophy and works of Friedrich Schiller, German philosopher, playwright and poet of the Sturm und Drang and Weimar Classics, and Goethe's friend.

The speaker in Keats' "O Solitude!" claims that he would be content to live a rural life alone but then decides he might prefer the company of a kindred spirit.

In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind", Percy Bysshe Shelley asked, "O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

Michelle Tea is a stable fixture in San Francisco's gay and lesbian underground, and has the impressive credits of being a memoir author, a novelist and a poet.

Brief biography and works of William Wordsworth, England's Poet Laureate, known for his epic poem The Prelude.

"A Decade", by Amy Lowell, is a poem of sustained love penned in 1919. This analysis focuses on the meaning of the phrases used and the feelings evoked by this poem.

Big Vision Entertainment and Chamber Bros. Entertainment have partnered to make Cheech and Chong's Smokin' Animated Movie.

DeJohnette, Frisell and Harris delivered a fantastic set of music in support of DeJohnette's latest album, "The Elephant Sleeps, But Still Remembers."

Biography of dramatist and poet Jean Racine, considered the greatest French tragedian, along with Pierre Corneille.

Is Kid Rock the messiah? A capsule summary of Kid Rock's latest album.

Molly Johnson is feeling Lucky these days; buoyantly and soulfully lucky. It facts she wants you to know that, so she calls her latest album, you guessed it: 'Lucky'

With a love for 1980's pop culture shining through, No More Kings on Astonish Records is a mix of indie pop, rock and funk and throws in The Karate Kid for good measure.

Brief biography and works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, pioneer of the English Romantic movement in poetry.

Brief biography of Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian playwright and poet of early 20th century Lenin era, best known for his revolutionary literary works.

"Get Smart" never quite makes you laugh as much as it should, but still survives thanks to solid performances from Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway

You may have to work hard to catch up with the low-profile Riley Armstrong. It took me a while to get a hold of his latest album, "La Loop," but it was worth the effort.

Teaching ESL students to use the clarifying cue card strategies when they come across difficult words will help them learn more new vocabulary on their own.

Long-running underground folk artist Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, has announced info on his latest album.