Books Worth Reading; a Plea for the Best And An Essay Towards Selection, With Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great Authors
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English poetry begins with — *Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400), whose Canterbury Tales appeared in 1391. The old English is some- what difficult, but would not prove a serious obstacle if a fair trial were given. *Edmund Spenser (1553-1599) comes next. The Faery Queen is well known by name, but it is not, and probably never will be, a popular poem.^ Just the reverse can be said of the ' divine ' *WiLLiAM Shakespeare (1564 -16i6), the world's greatest poet, whose very popularity makes com- 1 It was ...said to Burke that Chatham knew nothing but the Faery Qtieen. 'No matter how that was said,' Burke replied, ' whoever relishes and reads Spenser as he ought to be read, will have a strong hold of the English language.' POETS AND POETRY 51 ment unnecessary ; but it may just be mentioned that the Sonnets should by no means be forgotten. *JoHN Milton (1608-1674), author of our stateliest verse, whose personality is as familiar as Shake- speare's is mythical. For selection, Paradise Lost (first six and last books), Ijycidas, U Allegro, and II Penseroso, and also his Sonnets.
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