Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 127 Phelps, William Lyon 1865 1943 The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century The Advance of English Poetry in the 20th Century Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Some contrasts: Henley, Thompson, Hardy, Kipling -- Phillips, Watson, Noyes, Housman -- John Masefield -- Gibson and Hodgson -- Brooke, Flecker, De La Mare, and others -- The Irish poets -- American veterans and forerunners -- Vachel Lindsay and Robert Frost -- Amy Lowell, Anna Branch, Edgar Lee Masters, Louis Untermeyer -- Sara Teasdale, Alan Seeger, and others -- A group of Yale poets. Tiffany Vergon, Cam Venezuela and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century" by William Lyon Phelps is a scholarly analysis of English poetry that reflects on its evolution during the early 20th century, likely written in the late 1910s. The book delves into the contemporary poetic landscape, illustrating the impacts of the Great War on poetry's production and reception, and discusses various prominent poets and their contributions, highlighting a collective advance in English literature despite perceived deficiencies compared to prior eras. The opening of this work establishes a foundation for understanding the emotional and artistic shifts occurring in English poetry during the period. Phelps highlights the effect of war and societal change on poets, noting the emergence of new voices alongside established figures like Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling. He explores contrasts between different poetic styles and philosophies, referencing poets such as William Ernest Henley and Francis Thompson, and pays homage to poetry’s resilience as a vital art form. The analysis suggests a tension between traditional and modern influences, setting the stage for a broader exploration of poetic evolution in the succeeding chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism PR PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 569017 568909 2024-10-04T05:02:00.986696 2023-10-04T05:28:39.722690 text/html text/html 569010 568902 2024-10-04T05:02:01.323648 2023-10-04T05:28:39.993667 text/html text/html 314635 2024-10-04T05:02:12.929618 application/epub+zip 322134 2024-10-04T05:02:05.395679 application/epub+zip 296338 2024-10-04T05:02:03.853643 application/epub+zip 634927 2024-10-04T05:02:18.175560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589477 2024-10-04T05:02:11.790596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531238 2022-09-04T08:03:08.402533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509584 509527 2024-10-04T05:02:00.326687 2023-10-04T05:28:39.342686 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 504742 2020-12-30T23:55:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204511 2020-12-30T23:55:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20052 2024-10-04T05:02:18.310543 application/rdf+xml 22932 2024-10-04T05:02:04.414617 image/jpeg 4752 2024-10-04T05:02:04.134637 image/jpeg 310018 2024-10-04T05:02:01.370660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia