Arthur Pollard (1922–2002)
Autore di The Victorians (Hist of Literature) (v. 6)
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1922-12-22
- Data di morte
- 2002-06-02
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, UK
- Attività lavorative
- literary scholar
- Organizzazioni
- Hull University
Gaskell Society
Bronte Society
Tennyson Society
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- Opere
- 19
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 271
- Popolarità
- #85,376
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 54
Most importantly, this book quotes from Clough's poem 'The Latest Decalogue,' and I was very glad to have that brought to my attention:
Thou shalt have one God only; who
Would tax himself to worship two?
God's image nowhere shalt thou see,
Save haply in the currency:
Swear not at all; since for thy curse
Thine enemy is not the worse:
At church on Sunday to attend
Will help to keep the world thy friend:
Honor thy parents; that is, all
From whom promotion may befall:
Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive
Officiously to keep alive:
Adultery it is not fit
Or safe, for women, to commit:
Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat,
When 'tis so lucrative to cheat:
False witness not to bear be strict;
And cautious, ere you contradict.
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
Sanctions the keenest competition.
Good stuff that.
This is a book in the old 'Critical Idiom' series; a book on satire in the 'New Critical Idiom' series is meant to be released this year. I expect something substantially more 'theoretical,' with much more writing by women and non white people, that complains endlessly about the 'conservative' nature of much satirical writing. I also assume this new book will be utterly unreadable. Fingers crossed that I'm wrong.… (altro)