A Shropshire Lad (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: A. E. Housman
- First Published: 1896
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Death or dying, Victorian era or Victorianism
- Locales: Shropshire, England
Places Discussed
*Shropshire. The sheep farming county of Shropshire provides the backdrop for Housman’s poems and functions as the nurturing mother country of the personas depicted in his verses. While bucolic and peaceful in many respects, the harsher aspects of farm life, which include theft and fratricide, are also evoked. Many natural features of the landscape, which include rivers such as the Severn, Teme, and Clun, and mountains such as Bredon Hill, Wenlock Edge, and Titterstone Clee, are woven into the poems. These natural elements contribute to a feeling of...
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