On being asked for a War Poem — Photograph of William Butler Yeats taken by Charles Beresford in 1911 On being asked for a War Poem is a poem by William Butler Yeats written on February 6, 1915 in response to a request by Henry James that Yeats compose a political poem about… … Wikipedia
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Composition of the poem — Richard Wagner The evolution of Richard Wagner s operatic tetralogy The Ring of the Nibelung was a long and tortuous process, and the precise sequence of events which led the composer to embark upon such a vast undertaking is still unclear. The… … Wikipedia
Fasti (poem) — Tiepolo s Triumph of Flora (ca. 1743), a scene based on the Fasti, Book 4[1] The Fasti is a six book Latin poem by Ovid believed to have been left unfinished when the poet was exiled to T … Wikipedia
London (1738 poem) — London is a 1738 poem by Samuel Johnson, produced shortly after he moved to London; it was his first major published work. The poem in 263 lines imitates , expressed by the character of Thales as he decides to leave London for Wales. Johnson… … Wikipedia
Pearl (poem) — Pearl is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the late 14th century. Its unknown author, designated the Pearl poet or Gawain poet , is generally assumed, on the basis of dialect and stylistic evidence, to be the author of Sir Gawain and… … Wikipedia
Ode (poem) — Ode is a poem written in 1874 by the English poet Arthur O Shaughnessy. It is often referred to by its first line We are the music makers. The Ode is the first poem in O Shaughnessy s collection Music and Moonlight. It has nine stanzas, although… … Wikipedia
St. Erkenwald (poem) — St. Erkenwald is an alliterative poem of the fourteenth century, thought to have been composed in 1386. It has sometimes been attributed to the Pearl poet (or Gawain poet). It takes as its subject the bishop of London between 675 and 693.It… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
George Orwell bibliography — George Orwell bibliography Orwell pictured by the National Union of Journalists in 1933 Releases ↙Books 3 … Wikipedia
