C Oxford
lectures
on poetry, p.
Elmbendor - Poetry and Poets
G.
Life of Shakespeare.
[207]
Alden, R. M. Shakespeare.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 164-
189.
Bailey, J. Shakespeare. [213]
Bradley, A. C. Oxford lectures on poetry, p. 247-393.
[211]
[209]
Shakespearian tragedy.
Bridges, H. J. Our fellow Shakespeare. [221]
Campbell, L. Tragic drama in Sophocles, Aeschylus and Shakespeare.
[226]
Cowling, G. H. Preface to Shakespeare.
Dowden, E. Shakespeare.
Kellett, E. E. Suggestions, p. 1-108.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 3, p. 1-94. [301]
Mackail, J. W. Studies of English poets, p. 1-28.
Masefield, J. William Shakespeare. [313]
Murry, J. M. Keats and Shakespeare. [321]
Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Notes on Shakespeare's workmanship. . [332] Raleigh, Sir W. Shakespeare.
13
JOHN MILTON
The great Puritan and the great Poet.
Texts:
Poetical works; introd. by David Masson.
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 56-68.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 190-
204.
Bailey, J. Milton. [212]
Glover, T. R. Poets and puritans, p. 34-73.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 4, p. 58-117. [301] Mackail, J. W. Springs of Helicon, p. 137-204. [306] Newbolt, Sir H. New study of English poetry, p. 224-250. Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in literature, v. 2, p. 88-167. Raleigh, Sir W. Milton.
14
JOHN DRYDEN AND ALEXANDER POPE "A new kind of poetry polished and sensible. "
John Dryden
Texts:
Poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [42]
[211]
[335]
[220]
[249]
[288]
[239]
[84]
[268]
[210]
[307]
[219]
[336]
[324] [334]
TEXTS AND STUDIES ARRANGED BY PERIODS 65 Comments:
Ker, W. P. Collected essays, v. 1, p. 10-71.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 3, p. 95-191. [301] Van Doren, M. The poetry of John Dryden. [358]
Alexander Pope
Texts:
Poetical works; ed. by A. W. Ward.
Comments:
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 205-
214.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 4, p. 1-57. [301]
Mackail, J. W. Studies of English poets, p. 55-80. [307] Palmer, G. H. Formative types in English poetry, p. 135-180.
15
ROBERT BURNS
[211]
[100]
[290]
[328]
"Burns blends beauty and satire, pain and humor into the most human of fine poetry. "
Texts:
Poems, songs and letters; ed. by Alexander Smith.
Poems and songs. (Everyman)
Comments:
[211]
[17]
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 217-
227.
Davison, E. Some modern poets, p. 43-74.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 26-34. [243] Jack, A. A. Poetry and prose, p. 52-85.
Kellow, H. A. Burns and his poetry.
Neilson, W. A. Robert Burns.
Raleigh, Sir W. Some authors, p. 220-250.
[211]
[242]
16
WILLIAM BLAKE
The poet-artist : strange and magical, beautiful and simple.
Texts:
Poetical works ; ed. by J. Sampson. [9]
Comments:
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 227-
232.
[283] [289]
[323]
[337]
[16]
66 POETRY AND POETS
Benson, A. C. Essays, p. 147-179.
Brooke, S. A. Studies in poetry, p. 1-54.
De Selincourt, B. William Blake. [244] Fausset, H. I. Studies in idealism, p. 152-164. Raleigh, Sir W. Some authors, p. 251-288. Yeats, W. B. Essays, p. 136-179.
Texts:
[257] [337]
BEFORE WORDSWORTH In "a great hope of change. "
Cowper, William. Poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [31] Goldsmith, Oliver. Poems and plays. (Everyman)
18
[49]
"He showed that the beauty and silence and sublimity of the earth could have a meaning, and a rich use for men. "
Texts:
Complete poetical works. (Cambridge ed. ) [134]
Poems; ed. by Matthew Arnold.
[216]
[222]
[369]
17
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
251.
Bradley, A.
C Oxford lectures on poetry, p. 99-148.
Church, R. W. Dante and other essays, p. 193-260.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 100-163.
Fausset, H. I. Studies in idealism, p. 165-219.
Garrod, H. W. Wordsworth.
Glover, T. R. Poets and puritans, p. 242-278. [268]
Jack, A. A. Poetry and prose, p. 86-121.
Jones, H. Idealism as a practical creed, p. 141-192.
Legouis, E. The early life of William Wordsworth.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 4, p. 354-415. [301] Palmer, G. H. Formative types in English poetry, p. 181-219. Winchester, C. T. William Wordsworth.
[211]
[135]
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 122-162.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 233-
[265]
[283]
[257]
[365]
[243]
[286] [296]
[210]
[219] [232]
[328]
TEXTS AND STUDIES ARRANGED BY PERIODS 67
19
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
"An eager and divinely gifted spirit with piteously trailing wings. "
Texts:
Poems; with introd. by E H. Coleridge.
Comments:
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 80-89. [243]
Fausset, H. I. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Dowden, E. New studies in literature, p. 313-354.
Garnett, R. Essays, p. 57-97.
Lowes, J. L. The road to Xanadu. [302]
Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in literature, v. 1, p. 212-230. Royds, K. E. Coleridge and his poetry.
20
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THOMAS MOORE Much loved Scotch and Irish singers.
Sir Walter Scott
Texts:
Poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [116]
Comments:
Brooke, S. A. Studies in poetry, p. 55-114.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 70-79. [243]
Thomas Moore
[263]
[29]
[248] [256]
[334]
Texts:
Poetical works; ed. by A. D. Godley.
[85] [275]
21
LORD BYRON
The new romantic —bitter and beautiful.
Comments:
Gwynne, S. Thomas Moore.
Texts:
Complete poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [18] Poetry of Byron; ed. by Matthew Arnold.
[19]
[342]
[222]
68 POETRY AND POETS
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 163-204.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 255-
264.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 35-44. [243]
Thomas Hood
[211]
Jack, A. A. Poetry and prose, p. 122-145.
Ker, W. P. Collected essays, v. 1, p. 207-223. Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in criticism, v. 2, p. 3-31.
22
TWO POETS, LONDON BORN, who mourned the woes of the poor.
He wrote "The Song of the Shirt" ; She, "The Cry of the Children. "
[283] [290]
[210]
[334]
Texts:
Poems ; ed. by Alfred Ainger.
Comments:
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 164-177.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Texts:
Complete poetical works. (Cambridge ed. ) [12]
Comments:
332.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 164-177. Ingram, J. H. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. [282] Whiting, L. The Brownings.
23
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
[211]
[66]
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 316-
[362]
The prophet of beauty and liberty and justice : the poet with "the lark in his heart and his throat. "
Texts:
Poetical works; ed. by Edward Dowden.
(Globe ed. )
[119]
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 205-252.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 265-
282.
[211]
[210]
[243]
[243]
TEXTS AND STUDIES ARRANGED BY PERIODS 69
Brooke, S. A. Studies in poetry, p. 116-201.
Clutton-Brock, A. Shelley, the man and the poet.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English literature, p. 45-56. [243] Edmunds, E. W. Shelley and his poetry.
Ker, W. P. The art of poetry, p. 29-52.
Maurois, A. Ariel ; the life of Shelley.
Noyes, A. Some aspects of modern poetry, p. 15-48. Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in literature, v. 2, p. 32-87. Santayana, G. Winds of doctrine, p. 155-185.
Thompson, F. Shelley.
Wylie, E. The orphan angel.
Yeats, W. B.
Alden, R. M. Shakespeare.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 164-
189.
Bailey, J. Shakespeare. [213]
Bradley, A. C. Oxford lectures on poetry, p. 247-393.
[211]
[209]
Shakespearian tragedy.
Bridges, H. J. Our fellow Shakespeare. [221]
Campbell, L. Tragic drama in Sophocles, Aeschylus and Shakespeare.
[226]
Cowling, G. H. Preface to Shakespeare.
Dowden, E. Shakespeare.
Kellett, E. E. Suggestions, p. 1-108.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 3, p. 1-94. [301]
Mackail, J. W. Studies of English poets, p. 1-28.
Masefield, J. William Shakespeare. [313]
Murry, J. M. Keats and Shakespeare. [321]
Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Notes on Shakespeare's workmanship. . [332] Raleigh, Sir W. Shakespeare.
13
JOHN MILTON
The great Puritan and the great Poet.
Texts:
Poetical works; introd. by David Masson.
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 56-68.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 190-
204.
Bailey, J. Milton. [212]
Glover, T. R. Poets and puritans, p. 34-73.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 4, p. 58-117. [301] Mackail, J. W. Springs of Helicon, p. 137-204. [306] Newbolt, Sir H. New study of English poetry, p. 224-250. Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in literature, v. 2, p. 88-167. Raleigh, Sir W. Milton.
14
JOHN DRYDEN AND ALEXANDER POPE "A new kind of poetry polished and sensible. "
John Dryden
Texts:
Poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [42]
[211]
[335]
[220]
[249]
[288]
[239]
[84]
[268]
[210]
[307]
[219]
[336]
[324] [334]
TEXTS AND STUDIES ARRANGED BY PERIODS 65 Comments:
Ker, W. P. Collected essays, v. 1, p. 10-71.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 3, p. 95-191. [301] Van Doren, M. The poetry of John Dryden. [358]
Alexander Pope
Texts:
Poetical works; ed. by A. W. Ward.
Comments:
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 205-
214.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 4, p. 1-57. [301]
Mackail, J. W. Studies of English poets, p. 55-80. [307] Palmer, G. H. Formative types in English poetry, p. 135-180.
15
ROBERT BURNS
[211]
[100]
[290]
[328]
"Burns blends beauty and satire, pain and humor into the most human of fine poetry. "
Texts:
Poems, songs and letters; ed. by Alexander Smith.
Poems and songs. (Everyman)
Comments:
[211]
[17]
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 217-
227.
Davison, E. Some modern poets, p. 43-74.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 26-34. [243] Jack, A. A. Poetry and prose, p. 52-85.
Kellow, H. A. Burns and his poetry.
Neilson, W. A. Robert Burns.
Raleigh, Sir W. Some authors, p. 220-250.
[211]
[242]
16
WILLIAM BLAKE
The poet-artist : strange and magical, beautiful and simple.
Texts:
Poetical works ; ed. by J. Sampson. [9]
Comments:
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 227-
232.
[283] [289]
[323]
[337]
[16]
66 POETRY AND POETS
Benson, A. C. Essays, p. 147-179.
Brooke, S. A. Studies in poetry, p. 1-54.
De Selincourt, B. William Blake. [244] Fausset, H. I. Studies in idealism, p. 152-164. Raleigh, Sir W. Some authors, p. 251-288. Yeats, W. B. Essays, p. 136-179.
Texts:
[257] [337]
BEFORE WORDSWORTH In "a great hope of change. "
Cowper, William. Poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [31] Goldsmith, Oliver. Poems and plays. (Everyman)
18
[49]
"He showed that the beauty and silence and sublimity of the earth could have a meaning, and a rich use for men. "
Texts:
Complete poetical works. (Cambridge ed. ) [134]
Poems; ed. by Matthew Arnold.
[216]
[222]
[369]
17
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
251.
Bradley, A.
C Oxford lectures on poetry, p. 99-148.
Church, R. W. Dante and other essays, p. 193-260.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 100-163.
Fausset, H. I. Studies in idealism, p. 165-219.
Garrod, H. W. Wordsworth.
Glover, T. R. Poets and puritans, p. 242-278. [268]
Jack, A. A. Poetry and prose, p. 86-121.
Jones, H. Idealism as a practical creed, p. 141-192.
Legouis, E. The early life of William Wordsworth.
Lowell, J. R. Literary essays, v. 4, p. 354-415. [301] Palmer, G. H. Formative types in English poetry, p. 181-219. Winchester, C. T. William Wordsworth.
[211]
[135]
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 122-162.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 233-
[265]
[283]
[257]
[365]
[243]
[286] [296]
[210]
[219] [232]
[328]
TEXTS AND STUDIES ARRANGED BY PERIODS 67
19
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
"An eager and divinely gifted spirit with piteously trailing wings. "
Texts:
Poems; with introd. by E H. Coleridge.
Comments:
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 80-89. [243]
Fausset, H. I. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Dowden, E. New studies in literature, p. 313-354.
Garnett, R. Essays, p. 57-97.
Lowes, J. L. The road to Xanadu. [302]
Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in literature, v. 1, p. 212-230. Royds, K. E. Coleridge and his poetry.
20
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THOMAS MOORE Much loved Scotch and Irish singers.
Sir Walter Scott
Texts:
Poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [116]
Comments:
Brooke, S. A. Studies in poetry, p. 55-114.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 70-79. [243]
Thomas Moore
[263]
[29]
[248] [256]
[334]
Texts:
Poetical works; ed. by A. D. Godley.
[85] [275]
21
LORD BYRON
The new romantic —bitter and beautiful.
Comments:
Gwynne, S. Thomas Moore.
Texts:
Complete poetical works. (Globe ed. ) [18] Poetry of Byron; ed. by Matthew Arnold.
[19]
[342]
[222]
68 POETRY AND POETS
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 163-204.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 255-
264.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 35-44. [243]
Thomas Hood
[211]
Jack, A. A. Poetry and prose, p. 122-145.
Ker, W. P. Collected essays, v. 1, p. 207-223. Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in criticism, v. 2, p. 3-31.
22
TWO POETS, LONDON BORN, who mourned the woes of the poor.
He wrote "The Song of the Shirt" ; She, "The Cry of the Children. "
[283] [290]
[210]
[334]
Texts:
Poems ; ed. by Alfred Ainger.
Comments:
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 164-177.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Texts:
Complete poetical works. (Cambridge ed. ) [12]
Comments:
332.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English poetry, p. 164-177. Ingram, J. H. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. [282] Whiting, L. The Brownings.
23
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
[211]
[66]
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 316-
[362]
The prophet of beauty and liberty and justice : the poet with "the lark in his heart and his throat. "
Texts:
Poetical works; ed. by Edward Dowden.
(Globe ed. )
[119]
Comments:
Arnold, M. Essays in criticism, v. 2, p. 205-252.
Auslander, J. The winged horse, by J. Auslander and F. E. Hill, p. 265-
282.
[211]
[210]
[243]
[243]
TEXTS AND STUDIES ARRANGED BY PERIODS 69
Brooke, S. A. Studies in poetry, p. 116-201.
Clutton-Brock, A. Shelley, the man and the poet.
Dawson, W. J. Makers of English literature, p. 45-56. [243] Edmunds, E. W. Shelley and his poetry.
Ker, W. P. The art of poetry, p. 29-52.
Maurois, A. Ariel ; the life of Shelley.
Noyes, A. Some aspects of modern poetry, p. 15-48. Quiller-Couch, Sir A. Studies in literature, v. 2, p. 32-87. Santayana, G. Winds of doctrine, p. 155-185.
Thompson, F. Shelley.
Wylie, E. The orphan angel.
Yeats, W. B.
