Fascinating. As a student of English, teachers were not forthcoming with the interpretation of poetry- or in fact any discussion between us all. As a consequence I became frustrated - because I found the language and meaning foreign. I tried to interpret meaning through my own reasoning, then if that failed I resorted to texts of which there were not many. In my own life, I have come to realise that just as Australian lingo- or generational slang may seem foreign to others and so would it not seem fair- that those in the know of poetry educate those of us who desire- to know.
I have posted a paper, "Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Plagiarism of Mathew Franklin Whittier," which is downloadable at the following link. It can also be found by searching on the title on Academia.edu. www.ial.goldthread.com/MFW_EBB.pdf
Fascinating. As a student of English, teachers were not forthcoming with the interpretation of poetry- or in fact any discussion between us all. As a consequence I became frustrated - because I found the language and meaning foreign. I tried to interpret meaning through my own reasoning, then if that failed I resorted to texts of which there were not many.
In my own life, I have come to realise that just as Australian lingo- or generational slang may seem foreign to others and so would it not seem fair- that those in the know of poetry educate those of us who desire- to know.
Fabulous discussion and readings! Thank you x
There's a wonderful audio version of Aurora Leigh by Diana Quick.
Why is this dreary man reading Aurora Leigh...? I don't want to see this...came here to see if there is anything more to know about E.B.
I have posted a paper, "Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Plagiarism of Mathew Franklin Whittier," which is downloadable at the following link. It can also be found by searching on the title on Academia.edu.
www.ial.goldthread.com/MFW_EBB.pdf