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penwiper's review
4.0
I’ve had this huge book on my shelves for at least twelve years. Time to read it!
I enjoyed it even though poetry is not my thing; Rossetti is one of the more accessible poets. she was certainly prolific! Some of it is a bit twee, esp in regards to children and babies; other portions surprisingly deep, and some downright unreadable unless you happen to know Italian. I don’t, so free pass for me on those ones!
If I was trying to study the poems I don’t know that I would read it at the speed I chose this time— maybe five pages a day for contemplation if I wanted to do a more honest in depth study. I am a little afraid most will blend together for me, since I decided 50 pages a day would be my goal to complete the book in a timely fashion. Maybe that’s one reason not to try and read everything a single author has produced at one time: it is easy to start skimming and not pay attention!
However that is my problem. I’m definitely more comfortable with prose than poetry! Still good to branch out every now and then.
I enjoyed it even though poetry is not my thing; Rossetti is one of the more accessible poets. she was certainly prolific! Some of it is a bit twee, esp in regards to children and babies; other portions surprisingly deep, and some downright unreadable unless you happen to know Italian. I don’t, so free pass for me on those ones!
If I was trying to study the poems I don’t know that I would read it at the speed I chose this time— maybe five pages a day for contemplation if I wanted to do a more honest in depth study. I am a little afraid most will blend together for me, since I decided 50 pages a day would be my goal to complete the book in a timely fashion. Maybe that’s one reason not to try and read everything a single author has produced at one time: it is easy to start skimming and not pay attention!
However that is my problem. I’m definitely more comfortable with prose than poetry! Still good to branch out every now and then.
icfasntw's review
4.0
Read for "Introduction to Literary Studies," gateway for the English major, SP08. Sara Maurer.
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