"Ballads and Poems of Tragic Life" by George Meredith is a compilation of poems from the late 1800s that looks closely at love, respect, and sad parts of being human using powerful stories and descriptions. These poems look deeply into people's feelings and connections with each other, showing the difficult and painful parts of life mixed with moments of loveliness. The book starts by introducing important ideas through different poems, which helps set the mood for what's coming. The first poem talks about how tragedy and comedy both exist in life, hinting at how easily happiness can turn to sadness. Then, other works present interesting people dealing with love and disagreement, showing the author's talent for mixing storytelling with poetic language. As you read on, you'll find stories full of strong feelings, battles, and losses that pull you into the tragic currents of life that are the main focus of the collection.
Ballads and Poems of Tragic Life
By George Meredith
Experience an era where eloquent verses weave dark tales of ardor, clash, and unavoidable demise.
Summary
About the AuthorGeorge Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also portrayed social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning". Meredith was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Robert Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. Meredith was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
George Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also portrayed social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning". Meredith was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Robert Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. Meredith was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
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