The Life of the Spirit in the Modern English Poets
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MODERN REVERSIONS 155 Three ages have held supremely the imagination of our poets.
The first is the period of Hellenism, and it i^ interesting: to see that our classical revival finds its inspiration in Greece. The classical revival of the sixteenth century turned mainly to Rome. The practical power of Rome, its noble patriot- ism, its spirit of conquest, were congenial to the compeers of Raleigh. The Roman plays of Shake- speare are firm flesh and bone: his "Pericles" is a dream. Webster's "Ap...pius and Virginia, " Beaumont and Fletcher's "Valentinian, " are noble instances of the Roman impulse. But our own neo-paganism, from Keats to Arnold and Swin- burne, is almost wholly Greek : and it is mighty.
Only less strong than the hold of Greece has been the hold of the Middle Ages on the imagina- tion of the poets.
But it is the reproduction of the first renais- sance which is the most curious, startling, and novel feature of our new movement towards the past. For here is the reflection of a reflection, the shadow of a shade.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
MODERN REVERSIONS 155 Three ages have held supremely the imagination of our poets.
The first is the period of Hellenism, and it i^ interesting: to see that our classical revival finds its inspiration in Greece. The classical revival of the sixteenth century turned mainly to Rome. The practical power of Rome, its noble patriot- ism, its spirit of conquest, were congenial to the compeers of Raleigh. The Roman plays of Shake- speare are firm flesh and bone: his "Pericles" is a dream. Webster's "Ap...pius and Virginia, " Beaumont and Fletcher's "Valentinian, " are noble instances of the Roman impulse. But our own neo-paganism, from Keats to Arnold and Swin- burne, is almost wholly Greek : and it is mighty.
Only less strong than the hold of Greece has been the hold of the Middle Ages on the imagina- tion of the poets.
But it is the reproduction of the first renais- sance which is the most curious, startling, and novel feature of our new movement towards the past. For here is the reflection of a reflection, the shadow of a shade.
What to read after The Life of the Spirit in the Modern English Poets?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Vida Dutton Scudder to read onlineMoreLess
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