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    • Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy - Poem Analysis
      • Les Grands Seigneurs follows the relationship between men and women, a subject that is still much disputed, and of much interest, today; in the poem, it charts from the very beginning to the very end of a relationship, culminating in a marriage, and indirectly aping the romantic and courtly poetry of the Middle Ages, which the title itself references.
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  2. ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ critiques marriage's transformation of women's power into subservience, with vivid imagery and sharp wit.

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  3. Dec 31, 2014 · Les Grands Seigneurs’ by Dorothy Molloy. Men were my buttresses, my castellated towers, the bowers where I took my rest. The best and worst of times were men: the peacocks and the cockatoos, the nightingales, the strutting pink flamingos. Men were my dolphins, my performing seals; my sailing-ships, the ballast in my hold. They were the ...

  4. “Les Grands Seigneurs” describes the romantic relationship between men and women. Initially joyful, the twist mid-poem changes the mood and meaning. Dorothy Molloy’s poetic personae...

  5. Oct 28, 2012 · Les Grands Seigneurs. Men were my buttresses, my castellated towers, the bowers where I took my rest. The best and worst of times were men: the peacocks and the cockatoos, the nightingales, the strutting pink flamingos. Men were my dolphins, my performing seals; my sailing-ships, the ballast in my hold. They were the rocking-horses prancing ...

  6. So, here are some thoughts about the structure of Les Grands Seigneurs: The first half of the poem is a succession of images showing what men were to the speaker. These images are clustered together to develop subtle shades of meaning: first architectural images, then bird images, performing animals, ship images and musical/entertainment images.

  7. Jul 31, 2013 · This video gives a general summary of the poem 'Les Grands Seigneurs' from the AQA Character and Voice cluster of poems. For analysis, commentary and annota...

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  8. Jul 31, 2013 · This video gives my commentary and live annotation of 'Les Grands Seigneurs'. This is one of the contemporary poems from the AQA Character and Voice cluster ...

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