β Scribed by Harold Bloom
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Though Housman has received little critical acclaim, he is seen by some as an undervalued ironist. Examine his work through some of his most renowned critics. His work is examined from various angles, including Housman's divided persona, figurations of time, the poetic tradition, and more. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School. Historyβs greatest poets are covered in one series with expert analysis by Harold Bloom and other critics. These texts offer a wealth of information on the poets and their works that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities.
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Offers a biographical profile of the poet and provides analyses and critical views of his work.
<p>This collection of essays was conceived as part of the centenary celebrations of the first publication in 1896 of one of the most popular collections of poetry ever written - A Shropshire Lad - a collection never out of print in a hundred years. Yet Housman was a recluse, an austere classicist of
A.E. Housman's poetry (especially A Shropshire Lad) remains well-known, widely read and often quoted. However, Housman did not view himself as a professional poet, always making quite clear that his 'proper job' was as a Professor of Latin. Housman's fame as a poet has often obscured the fact that h