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This, Sorley's last poem, was recovered from his kit after his death. It was untitled, and so is commonly known by its incipit , or other titles. It is generally interpreted as a rebuttal to Rupert Brooke 's 1915 sonnet " The Soldier .", [ 2 ] which begins "If I should die, think only this of me: / That there's some corner of a foreign field ...
The "rhyme" alluded to by Philips is his poem "Of The Late K. Charles of Blessed Memory". [2] The historical moment which spurred the creation of this piece was the regicide of King Charles I of England in 1649 and the reaction of the populace to his death, specifically the disrespect offered his body and memory by the Parliamentarians.
Works by Charles Hamilton Sorley at Faded Page (Canada) Works by Charles Sorley at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Selected Poetry of Charles Hamilton Sorley – Biography and 5 poems(All the Hills and Vales Along, Barbury Camp, Expectans Expectavi, The Song of the Ungirt Runners, To Germany, When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead)
Charles was born in Paris, the son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and Valentina Visconti, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. [1] He acceded to the duchy at the age of thirteen after his father had been assassinated on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. [2]
The death poem is a genre of poetry that developed in the literary traditions of the Sinosphere—most prominently in Japan as well as certain periods of Chinese history, Joseon Korea, and Vietnam. They tend to offer a reflection on death—both in general and concerning the imminent death of the author—that is often coupled with a meaningful ...
A letter King Charles wrote in the immediate aftermath of Princess Diana’s Aug. 31, 1997, death is shedding new light on his grief.. The King, who was then Prince Charles, wrote about ...
Bernstein in Speaking Portraits. Charles Bernstein (born April 4, 1950) is an American poet, essayist, editor, and literary scholar.Bernstein is the Donald T. Regan Professor, Emeritus, Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania. [2]
Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ ˈ d ɪ k ɪ n z / ⓘ; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. [1]