The Ladies of the Idyll
The Ladies of the Idyll is a collection of poems by Alice Meynell, first published in 1890. The book explores themes of love, nature, and the passing of time through beautifully crafted verses. It is considered a classic of late Victorian poetry and is still widely read and admired today.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1892 · Genre: Poetry, Feminist Literature, Victorian Literature · 1,699 words
First lines
Little Primrose dames of the English classic, the wife and daughters of the Vicar of Wakefield have no claim whatever to this name of lady. It is given to them in this page because Goldsmith himself gave it to them in the yet undepreciated state of the word, and for the better reason that he obviously intended them to be the equals of the men to whom he marries them, those men being, with all their faults, gentlemen.
Goldsmith, in a word, meant them to be ladies, of country breeding, but certainly fit for membership of that large class of various fortune within which the name makes a sufficient equality.
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1892 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Feminist Literature, Victorian Literature
- Length: 1,699 words
- Structure: 1 section, 14 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Poetry — Alice Meynell is widely known as a poet, and this collection of her works further emphasizes that genre.
- Feminist Literature — This body of work, centering women in its narrative, can be classified as feminist literature.
- Victorian Literature — As Alice Meynell's writing active years align with the Victorian era, it fits into Victorian literature.
Tags
Victorian literature · feminist theory · women's studies · poetry · romanticism · nature writing · symbolism · gender roles · social commentary · historical fiction · English literature · 19th century literature
More by Alice Meynell
- Poems: SONNET -- MY HEART SHALL BE THY GARDEN (1903)
- Poems: SONNET -- THOUGHTS IN SEPARATION (1903)
- Poems: TO A POET (1903)
- Poems: SONG OF THE SPRING TO THE SUMMER: THE POET SINGS TO HER POET (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED (1903)
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- Poems: SONNET (1903)
- All works by Alice Meynell