The Poetry of Collins (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Collins
- First Published: 1742
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Romanticism, Neoclassicism
Critical Evaluation:
The standard anthology view of Collins, one of the most important eighteenth century precursors of English Romanticism, is misleading. The three poems by which he is generally known, “Ode to Evening,” “How Sleep the Brave,” and “The Passions,” more adequately reflect the general tradition of mid-eighteenth century poetry than they do Collins’ pre-Romanticism and his individuality and achievement as a poet. It is comparatively easy to acquire a fuller and more just knowledge of Collins’ work, however, for he left only two dozen poems before...
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