Oxford lectures on poetry
A.C. Bradley.
- New Delhi Atlantic Publishers & Distributors 2007.
- viii; 322 p.
One of the best-known works of Bradley, the present volume consists of lectures delivered during the authors tenure of the Chair of Poetry (1901-1906) at Oxford. The lectures approach the style and craftsmanship, views and theories of Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Hegel, Shelley and Keats through an extended study of their valuable works. Lectures included herein are: Poetry for Poetrys Sake The Sublime Hegels Theory of Tragedy Wordsworth Shelleys View of Poetry The Long Poem in the Age of Wordsworth The Letters of Keats The Rejection of Falstaff Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare the Man Shakespeares Theatre and Audience Bradleys work is considered a classical masterpiece which retains its interest and admirers as yet. It is a must-read book for students and researchers of English literature as it facilitates in-depth study of valuable works of great authors of the subject.