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Há 1 dia · The Watchman and Other Poems. Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild, and Stewart, 1916. From the Front Cover. Those familiar with Miss Montgomery’s work as novelist, are not surprised that she has also written a volume of poetry. One with her joyous outlook on life, vivid imagination, could not help being a poet.
Há 1 dia · Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (2024). Published by Knopf. As an Iranian American poet who has been active in the literary scene and considering emerging, it has been my mission in the past few years to try and read as much literature as I can from fellow AAPI authors. I always knew of Kaveh’s work from the beginning of my time as a poet, as I began ...
Há 4 dias · George Gordon Byron was born on 22 January 1788, on Holles Street in London, England [1] – his birthplace is now supposedly occupied by a branch of the department store John Lewis . Byron was the only child of Captain John Byron (known as 'Jack') and his second wife, Catherine Gordon, heiress of the Gight estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Há 3 dias · He makes poetry out of his childhood in nearby Dudley, the bus-shelter windows graffitied like drypoint etchings, the school rulers nailed by their edges to a desk, upon which you can slowly twang ...
Há 3 dias · Bede ( / biːd /; Old English: Bēda [ˈbeːdɑ]; 672/3 – 26 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable ( Latin: Beda Venerabilis ), was an English monk and an author and scholar. He was one of the greatest teachers and writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History ...
Há 18 horas · One was St Olaf of Norway, killed at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, whose vigorous cult was centred on Trondheim. 45 The other was St Oswald of Northumbria, killed at the Battle of Maserfelth in 642. 46 Oswald met his death at the hands of pagan Mercians and so could be considered a martyr (he was categorised as such by the tenth century), and his cult flourished in post-Conquest England ...
Há 1 dia · Becket already accepts his possible martyrdom. Soon three Tempters arrive, played by Sean Harklerode, Robert Howard and Varris Holmes. They express good will and offer him safety, power, wealth and access to the king. The final Tempter appeals to Becket’s pride and suggests he pursue the glory of martyrdom.
