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- The period takes its name from its monarch Edward VII and strictly speaking is confined to 1901–10; but the word ‘Edwardian’ is commonly used to describe the period 1900–14.
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Edwardian era writers existed in a space between Victorian era Romanticism (prominent in the mid-19th century) and the early 20th century Modernist movement.
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The present study attempts to sharpen critical awareness of the Edwardian period and to establish what is unique about it. The following chapters offer a revision of literary history and a reassessment of some of the poetry of the early 20th century. Keywords: Edwardian period, Richard Ellmann, poetry. Subject.
Explore the Edwardian era's impact on British history, social reforms, and its rich literary legacy from 1901 to 1914.
- Definition of The Edwardian Period
- Important Writers from The Edwardian Period
- Examples of Edwardian Period Poetry
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With the death of Queen Victoria, a new period of literary accomplishment began. The period is marked by a celebration of British nationalism and imperialism and a condemnation of it. Authors like P.G. Wodehouse and Joseph Conrad explored realism while others like Thomas Hardy engaged with older literary forms, writing incredibly moving poetry.
E.M. Forester: an author and essayist who used much of his work to examine class differences.Beatrix Potter: a well-loved author, illustrator, and natural scientist. Her best-known books are the Tales of Peter Rabbit.Joseph Conrad: considered to be one of the greatest English-language novelists of all time. He wrote short storiesand novels throughout his life after becoming fluent in the language in his twenties.Rudyard Kipling: one of the best-known authors of this period. He’s remembered for his celebration of British colonialism through his poetry and short stories.The Last Hero by G.K. Chesterton
‘The Last Hero’ is one of Chesterton’s better-known poems. It is lyrical in nature and tells a narrative story of a fighter who is on the verge of death. The poem has a musical quality, created through the poet’s use of rhyme. The hero is preparing for his death at the hands of fifty soldiers, and the bulk of the poem expresses his love for a woman who has always hated him and his thoughts about the battle ahead. Here are the first eight lines: The hero is angry, and he’s ready to aim that an...
If I Were King by A.A. Milne
‘If I Were King’ by A.A. Milne is one of the author’s best-known poems. It is a highly entertaining piece containing the fantastical thoughts of a young boy who wants to be king. The young speakertells the reader that he would do a lot if he were king. He’d keep wild animals, not brush his hair, wear a hat, or let anyone else control him. Here are a few lines: The speaker goes on, suggesting that he’d think of only “lovely things to do” while ruling over the people and soldiers. This piece ex...
If—by Rudyard Kipling
This is undoubtedly Kipling’s best-known and most commonly quoted poem. It’s also regarded as an incredibly inspirational poem. It provides advice on how one should live one’s life. Furthermore, it is told from a father’s perspectiveas he addresses his son. The poem takes the reader through various ways in which the reader can rise above adversity that will almost certainly be thrown one’s way at some point. Here is the first stanza: It’s not until the end of the poem that it’s revealed that...
Augustan Age: a period during the first half of the 18th century in England. Poets during this period created versesinspired by authors like Virgil and Ovid.Watch: A Day in the Life of an Edwardian FamilyListen: The Edwardian AgeEdwardian writers explored that rebellious common platform. Priestley emphasises the common platform’s rational aims. But the era’s writers also liberated passions of the mind and body that did not always cooperate with the goals of rational transformation.
- Jr. Robert Lawrence Caserio
- 2005
with Hynes, that the glories of modern British literature sprang almost wholly from its sense of European experiment. As the last remaining actors on the Edwardian scene?Leonard Woolf, Bertrand Russell?are producing their last memoirs, the age recedes into his tory, and Hynes' broad but detailed overview will be a starting-point for other
Nov 7, 1991 · In establishing a literary context for the poetry of this century's first decade the book offers a revision of modern literary history and points towards an alternative line in 20th-century British poetry that culminates in the work of Philip Larkin.
