Convalescence (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: J. V. Cunningham
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Self-confidence, Health, Life and death, Silence
The Poem
The title “Convalescence” focuses on the recovery from illness and despair. The poem dramatizes the moment of crisis in a man’s perception of himself in which “consciousness” puts into question his earlier life. This awareness seems to threaten the stasis that the speaker has apparently created in his life. It is described as a betrayal of long-established patterns of behavior.
The speaker seems to be the voice of the poet himself. He is attempting to preserve his integrity against the threats of a “consciousness” that attempts to bring unwelcome...
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