Poet-Lore: A Quarterly Magazine of Letters. April, May, June, 1900

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Various

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Poet-Lore: A Quarterly Magazine of Letters, April, May, June, 1900" by Various is a literary magazine featuring poetry, essays, and reviews, written in the late 19th century. This publication aims to provide a thoughtful exploration of poetry and its intersections with literature, culture, and human experience. The issue contains a variety of poems, critical essays on notable literary figures, and notes on contemporary poets, reflecting a rich tapestry of literary appreciation and critique. The opening of this issue sets the stage for an exploration of the magazine's diverse contents, beginning with the play "The Three Heron's Feathers" by Hermann Sudermann. This play introduces characters such as the Queen of Samland, Prince Witte, and Hans Lorbass, establishing a dramatic narrative centered around themes of love, destiny, and the quest for personal honor. The characters navigate a world filled with enchantment and danger, hinting at a storyline woven with complexity and emotional depth as they grapple with their desires and the turmoil of their circumstances. As the characters' journeys unfold, readers are invited into an intricate discussion of ideals and humanity within the literary framework presented by this quarterly magazine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Poetry and fiction: The three heron's feathers / Hermann Sudermann. Marah of Shadowtown / Anne Throop. Dies irae / William Mountain

Appreciations and essays: George Meredith on the source of destiny / Emily G. Hooker. The tragedy of Ophelia / David A. McKnight. Clews to Emerson's mystic verse (third paper) / William Sloane Kennedy. A defence of Browning's later work / Helen A. Clarke

School of literature: Glimpses of present-day poets

Reviews: 'Songs from the ghetto' and 'A vision of Hellas' / Harriott S. Olive. Col. Higginson's 'Contemporaries' and Mrs. Howe's 'Reminiscences' / Helen Tracy Porter

Life and letters: The modern unrest in nations, markets and minds. Its portent. Goethe's Iphigenia at Harvard / Harriott S. Olive. Is Browning a legitimate member of the Victorian School? / Mary M. Cohen.

Credits:

Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books

Notes:

Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2010-11-23