An intense, questioning heart beats in these lines. Passion and reason collide here. George Eliots The Spanish Gypsy The Legend Of Jubal And Other Poems, Old And New stands as a vivid Victorian poetry collection where dramatic gesture and reflective thought meet. A true narrative poems anthology, the book offers Spain inspired poetry alongside shorter lyric pieces its romantic literary themes sit beside rigorous philosophical reflections poetry, and several cultural identity poems probe belonging and belief. The diction is measured, the imagery often classical part of the classic english verse tradition and the moral curiosity at its core rewards both immediate enjoyment and sustained study. Readers will find passages that interrogate conscience, community and art with the novelists characteristic intelligence, presented in verse shaped for resonance rather than spectacle. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically significant within nineteenth century literature, these poems reveal the reach of George Eliots work beyond her bestknown fiction, offering a compact but revealing counterpoint to the authors more familiar prose. As poetry for literature students, the collection supplies primary texts that map Victorian preoccupations for Victorian era readers and lovers of British literary classics...

Binding: Paperback;576 pages; Publisher: Alpha Editions; Classification: N/A; Weight: 956.42 g; Dimensions: N/A

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