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The Poet Laureates of England, Volume 2

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There are some offices of State which seem to carry a burden of culture that quite often humbles or crushes the holder. Being appointed a modern Poet Laureate has often been a difficult one. But the office itself goes back many centuries – informally to the time of Chaucer in 1389 and followed thereafter by a number of 'volunteer laureates'. It was formally assigned to Ben Jonson in 1617 and, as a Royal office by letters patent in 1670 to John Drydon. It is a rich, rewarding history that bursts with the words, flavours and visions of many great poets. As we go through these collection we not only alight upon the great works of Alfred Austin and Alfred Lord Tennyson but those with which we might be a little more unfamiliar. William Davenant, Samuel Daniel, John Skelton, Robert Bridges. It is an unbroken line of works that bind poetry and poets to a Nations soul.


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Fiction Poetry

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There are some offices of State which seem to carry a burden of culture that quite often humbles or crushes the holder. Being appointed a modern Poet Laureate has often been a difficult one. But the office itself goes back many centuries – informally to the time of Chaucer in 1389 and followed thereafter by a number of 'volunteer laureates'. It was formally assigned to Ben Jonson in 1617 and, as a Royal office by letters patent in 1670 to John Drydon. It is a rich, rewarding history that bursts with the words, flavours and visions of many great poets. As we go through these collection we not only alight upon the great works of Alfred Austin and Alfred Lord Tennyson but those with which we might be a little more unfamiliar. William Davenant, Samuel Daniel, John Skelton, Robert Bridges. It is an unbroken line of works that bind poetry and poets to a Nations soul.


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    Publisher:
    Deadtree Publishing

    Kindle Book
    Release date: February 27, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781783947973
    Release date: February 27, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781783947973
    File size: 60 KB
    Release date: February 27, 2014

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781783947973
    File size: 60 KB
    Release date: February 27, 2014

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  • Languages
    English