The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White: With a Memoir

White, Henry Kirke, 1785-1806Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.2

Word count: 329K words
Chapters: 33

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris NicolasAuthor: White, Henry Kirke, 1785-1806,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Dec 1, 2004

Editor's review

This poetry collection gathers the poems of Henry Kirk White and includes a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas. White was a young poet of the early English Romantic period whose work is marked by lyricism and religious feeling and who had a modest influence on the nineteenth-century English poetic scene. This Project Gutenberg free electronic edition offers readers a readily accessible primary text for the study of English literature, Romantic poetry, and the reception history of nineteenth-century poetry. The memoir is a useful reference for understanding the poet's brief life and the background of his writing. Readers should approach it in the broader context of English Romantic literature and note the period character of its poetic language and religious themes. The electronic edition serves well as a source text for scholarly citation or focused reading, and also suits general readers interested in the history of English poetry who wish to broaden their horizons.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Literature students and scholars studying English Romantic poetry
General readers interested in the history of nineteenth-century English poetry
Teachers who need free original English poems as teaching materials
Literature enthusiasts who wish to understand the relationship between a poet's biography and work

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer contemporary or modernist poetry
Readers with limited English reading ability who need a Chinese translation
Readers with little interest in religious poetry

Reading tips

Read the memoir first to learn about the poet's life, then read the poems in order of composition
Consult histories of English Romantic literature to understand the poems' historical context
Select representative lyric poems for close reading rather than reading the whole collection at once
Note religious imagery and emotional expression in the poems for focused research

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?

This is the original English edition, published by Project Gutenberg. It contains Henry Kirk White's poems and a memoir, with no Chinese translation. It is suitable for readers with some English reading ability.

What period did Henry Kirk White belong to?

White lived from 1785 to 1806 and was an early British Romantic poet. His work consists mainly of lyric and religious poetry. He died young, and his poems circulated to some extent in the nineteenth century.

What is the reading value of the memoir in the book?

The memoir was written by Sir Harris Nicolas and provides information about the poet's life and creative background, helping readers understand the emotional sources and historical context of the poems. It is an important supplementary source for studying White and his poetry.

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About the author

White, Henry Kirke, 1785-1806 Author · British · 1785–1806

Henry Kirke White (1785–1806) was an English poet. He came from humble origins and studied at Cambridge, but died young before completing his studies, at only twenty-one. White gradually gained recognition as a poet in his lifetime, and his poetic talent was later praised by Byron, which was notable among the young poets of the English Romantic period. The library holds one work by him, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White: With a Memoir, which combines his poems with a biographical memoir and is an important source for understanding his writing and his brief life. Public information on his common classification is limited, and his themes and style cannot be described in detail for the same reason. Overall, White is known both for his precocious talent and his early death; his works were not widely circulated, yet he left a discernible mark on English poetry.