The Poetry of Graves (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Graves
- First Published: 1916
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, Poetry or poets, England or English people, World War I
Critical Evaluation:
Like the weather, the reputations of even the best poets are subject to change, and the middle years of our century have revealed in a somewhat different light of appraisal and judgment a group of writers whose places, only a short time back as literary generations are measured, seemed fixed and final in the critical canon.
The reason for this change in poetic climate is not hard to determine. Twenty-five years ago the air was expectant with the promise of a bright new day in English poetry. Yeats had achieved the full stature of his later period....
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