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Lovely, and unexpectedly Gothic in its glooms; would be worth revisiting, especially in context with Keats. One of the most poignant poems I have ever read! The poem is a surging monologue of enlaced rhymes in octosyllablesdriving along its theme of leaving earthly zbelard behind and transmuting it to heavenly love. Melancholy is mentioned in its third line and recurs later, suitably inspired by a Gothic landscape of gloomy forest, overhanging crags, tottering aisles and ancient tombs.
The more popular English treatments of the Eloisa and Abelard story, particularly the poems by Pope and Cawthorn, continued to be reprinted in the opening decades of the 19th century, bringing fresh imitations in their wake.
By contrast, some French paintings deriving from the poem feature erotic rather than spiritual rapture as their theme. It was very weird. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website.
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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. She refuses to conform to the laws of the convent, expresses her undying love, and resentment for not being able to make it happen. Mar 27, Sylvie rated it liked it. That by Joseph Rodman Drakewritten beforeis a short lyric in octosyllabics with the message that shared suffering will lead to shared redemption beyond the grave. One of my favorite poems of all time. Nazlican Kuyucuoglu rated it it was amazing Dec 01, To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
Alexander Pope is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Th Set up in the backdrop of the 12th century, this masterpiece of a work by Alexander Pope, depicts the misery of Eloisa within the confines of a monastery. Tears at the prospect of parting from the loved one are equally the subject of two English paintings inspired by the poem.
Between no less than ten appeared in both verse and prose. Good on you, Alex. It was very weird. There wloisa no discussion topics on this book yet. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. He had, however, a recently published source to inspire him and guide his readers. The poem has been ascribed to several authors, of whom Richard Porson was once considered the most likely, although a strong case has also been made for John Matthews.
Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope.
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