Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Marc D'Hooghe and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders "Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1" by Gilfillan is a collection of poetry and critical reflections written in the mid-19th century. This work provides insights into the lesser-known British poets, offering both their poetry and accompanying memoirs that explore their contributions to English literature. Through this compilation, Gilfillan seeks to illuminate the influence and significance of these poets, establishing a broader narrative of English poetry that extends beyond the well-trodden paths dominated by figures like Chaucer and Milton. At the start of the volume, Gilfillan presents an introductory essay discussing the origins and evolution of English poetry, tracing its journey from the barbarous times of Roman Britain up to the establishment of Chaucer as a literary luminary. He reflects on the cultural shifts that ensued with the arrival of Christianity and the Anglo-Saxon conquests, mentioning key figures such as Caedmon and Bede while emphasizing the gradual development of a unique English voice in poetry. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of the poets featured in subsequent sections, hinting at the intricate and often overlooked tapestry of voices that contributed to the richness of English literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 716316 716197 2024-10-04T11:36:57.288154 2023-10-05T03:43:56.444292 text/html text/html 716309 716190 2024-10-04T11:36:57.735568 2023-10-05T03:43:56.775365 text/html text/html 382897 2024-10-04T11:37:24.350000 application/epub+zip 387403 2024-10-04T11:37:07.450124 application/epub+zip 350126 2024-10-04T11:37:03.322097 application/epub+zip 796543 2024-10-04T11:37:31.571983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721223 2024-10-04T11:37:17.524176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677557 2022-09-05T05:04:27.984357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608734 608666 2024-10-04T11:36:56.636131 2023-10-05T03:43:55.885260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 608169 2021-01-02T07:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255013 2021-01-02T07:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 608162 2021-01-02T07:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254594 2021-01-02T07:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20645 2024-10-04T11:37:31.727984 application/rdf+xml 24959 2024-10-04T11:37:03.886101 image/jpeg 4716 2024-10-04T11:37:03.606110 image/jpeg 373075 2024-10-04T11:36:57.797138 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