Sea-Fever (ePub)
Selected Poems
(Sprache: Englisch)
'Sea-Fever' remains one of the most popular poems of the last century, and John Masefield one of the most popular poets, a superb spinner of yarns and ballads of tall ships, exotic seas, of the deep-rooted life of rural England, and of the great narratives...
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'Sea-Fever' remains one of the most popular poems of the last century, and John Masefield one of the most popular poets, a superb spinner of yarns and ballads of tall ships, exotic seas, of the deep-rooted life of rural England, and of the great narratives of Troy and Arthurian legend. This book includes his most popular poems and a few previously uncollected rarities. All share Masefield's love of particular lives: he draws the reader into his stories with an incomparable music of language.
This is a representative selection of the poems, in chronological sequence spanning his long career. The editor also provides a full introduction to his work.
This is a representative selection of the poems, in chronological sequence spanning his long career. The editor also provides a full introduction to his work.
Autoren-Porträt von John Masefield
John Masefield was born in Ledbury, Herefordshire, in 1878. He was orphaned at an early age and, after a brief period at the King's School, Warwick, was educated aboard the Liverpool school-ship Conway. As an apprentice, Masefield sailed round Cape Horn in 1894; as a result of sickness, he was classified a Distressed British Sailor upon arrival in Chile. After convalescence in England he secured a new position in New York. Although he crossed the Atlantic, he never reported for duty. He later noted, 'I was going to be a writer, come what might.' After a period of homeless vagrancy, bar and factory work in America, Masefield returned to England in 1897. His first published poem appeared in a periodical in 1899. The friendship of W.B. Yeats provided encouragement, and in 1902 Salt-Water Ballads was published. A distinguished literary career followed, with work across a broad range of genres. Masefield was appointed Poet Laureate in 1930, and awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. He died in 1967; his ashes are buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Masefield
- 2023, 288 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Philip Errington
- Verlag: Carcanet Classics
- ISBN-10: 180017375X
- ISBN-13: 9781800173750
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.12.2023
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