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Le Village abandonné
The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary, and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth.
Thèmes communs : Personal copy, Library, English poetry, Poetry
Essais
An essay (, ) is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the authors own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal and informal: formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization, length," whereas the informal essay is characterized by…
Thèmes communs : Personal copy, Library
La complainte du vieux marin
A mariner stops a man on his way to a wedding. The mariner then relates to the man all the events of a long sea voyage, arousing in his listener feeling of impatience, fear, fascination and bemusement.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was published in the collection Lyrical Ballads (1798), which contributed significantly to the advent of modern poetry and the beginnings of British Romance…
Thèmes communs : Illustrated books, English poetry, Poetry
Idylles du Roi
Idylls of the King, published between 1859 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) which retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, their court at Camelot and the quest for the Holy Grail, Arthurs love for Queen Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him with Lancelot, and the rise and fall of Arthurs kingdom.
Thèmes communs : Illustrated books, Knights and knighthood, Poetry