A Censor of Poets by Edmund Gosse
The narrator recounts his childhood and the oppressive atmosphere of his family's strict Protestant sect. His father, a self-taught naturalist, is obsessed with his own literary endeavors and neglects his son's emotional needs. The narrator struggles to reconcile his desire for artistic expression with his father's disapproval of poetry as frivolous and sinful.
By Edmund Gosse · First published 1894 · Genre: Biography, Literary Criticism, Historical · 1,920 words
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The Lives of The Most Famous English Poets, _or the Honour of Parnassus; in a Brief Essay of the Works and Writings of above Two Hundred of them, from the Time of K. William the Conqueror, to the Reign of His Present Majesty King James II. Written by William Winstanley. Licensed June 16, 1686. London, Printed by H. Clark, for Samuel Manship at the Sign of the Black Bull in Cornhil,_ 1687.
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Edmund Gosse
- Date: 1894 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Literary Criticism, Historical
- Length: 1,920 words
- Structure: 1 section, 16 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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- Biography — The work provides detailed accounts of the lives and works of various English poets, making it a biographical piece.
- Literary Criticism — The work critically analyzes the works of various poets, their styles, themes, and impacts, classifying it as a piece of literary criticism.
- Historical — The work discusses the historical context of the poets and their works, including the political and social circumstances of their times, making it a historical piece.
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Autobiography · Literary Criticism · Victorian Era · English Literature · Memoir · Biographical Fiction · Censorship · Poetry · Artistic Freedom · Societal Expectations · Personal Struggle · Intellectual Freedom