Articles related to "Romantic Poetry"

John Donne's "The Flea" deploys puns, logic and a metaphysical conceit in an attempt to seduce the listener.

Bright Star, Jane Campion's film about the relationship between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, is a stunning period romance that appeals to the heart and to the eyes.

A review of Fiona McCarthy's superb one-volume biography of Romantic poet Lord Byron.

Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet.

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.

Just like his fellow Romantic poets, William Blake focused much of his writing on social ideals and the meaning of government, freedom and tyranny.

Here are a few enjoyable ways to celebrate this special holiday.

In Blake's collections "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience," two different versions of the poem convey a message of cruelty and pain brought on by experience.

Anna Laetitia Barbauld's poem uses two opposite perspectives of washing day to demonstrate the optimism and excitement that are lost as a person grows older.

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

Not only a well loved pass-time, music has qualities that have positive effects on the mental health and emotional well-being of musicians and listeners alike.

Grace Nikae is a world-class classical pianist. She is also a blogger and photographer who brings together fans in a community of music and arts loving.

Gothic or "goth" clothing, an eccentric style first created in the 1980s, remains popular with children and adults; as a subcultural fashion trend, it's here to stay.

Farquar names his characters in The Beaux Stratagem with a light touch - names like "Aimwell" and "Boniface" are ambiguous rather than allegorical.

Is Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 a moving and radical attempt to write a realistic love poem, or an attack on his work of his poetic contemporaries?

It's neither the abomination that it appeared nor entirely recommendable. Beverly Hills Chihuahua's pedigree, like most family films, is between misery and masterpiece.

Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, Germany's biggest and brightest hip-hop star, has emerged from racist and misogynistic rap rookie to nation's biggest hip-hop export.

Poetry and myth both relate us back to collective soul. Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell were journeyers into poet's realm of collective unconscious relating to myth.

Curl up with these romantic French language films and practice French listening skills at the same time.

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to have a fun, romantic night in. Be creative, think about the love and relax.