Last Poems by A. E. Housman
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The introductory note to Last Poems by A. E. Housman explains the decision to publish a small collection because the writer considers further substantial writing unlikely. The introductory note says that printing the poems during the writer's lifetime allows personal supervision of the press and control over spelling and punctuation. The note assigns most of the material to the years between 1895 and 1910, with about a quarter belonging to April of the current year.
The speaker in The West repeatedly urges a comrade to avoid looking west and declares that friends of flesh and bone are best. Epithalamium describes the groomsman leaving as the bridegroom seeks the bride, while friend and comrade yield their companion to her.
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- Author
- A. E. Housman
- Pages
- 65
- Language
- English
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- Poetry
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