The Printed Voice of Victorian Poetry [Hardcover]

Eric Griffiths (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198129890 | ISBN-13: 978-0198129899 | Publication Date: February 23, 1989

This book examines the ways in which 19th-century English poets Tennyson, Browning, and Hopkins responded creatively to the ambiguities involved in writing down their own voices, the melodies of their speech. Asserting that intonation, accent, tempo, and pitch of utterance can be inferred from a written text but are not clearly demonstrated, Griffiths provides original readings of the poets' work. He also examines the major preoccupations of the period--immortality, morbidity, marriage, social divisions, and religious conversions--to offer a new analysis of Victorian Poetry.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 23, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198129890
• ISBN-13: 978-0198129899
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,614,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Printed Voice of Victorian Poetry (Hardcover)

Barred from librarys around the world, Griffiths was set a difficult task when asked to write a book. All he could see when he looked through the windows of his university library was a 'talk quietly' sign. Luckily Eric managed to spin this out into a whole chapter.
Eric had to make many sacrifices to write this book, including giving up his job as manager for East 17. Eric also sacrificed two new-born calves and a cat.
Eric is henceforth known in polite society as 'The Viking'.