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fionasfiction's review against another edition
3.0
Theres a reason only two copies of their collected poems were sold. But I still love Brontës and this is the first of Branwell I've been able to get my hands on!
serenaac's review against another edition
5.0
The Brontës by Pamela Norris is a collection of selected poems from not only the Bronte sisters, but also certain poems from their brother Patrick Branwell Brontë. According to the introduction, Patrick Bronte was a good poet, but did not reach the level of sophistication of his sisters. Emily Brontë, according to Norris, is the most accomplished of the poets in terms of grasping meter and other components of poetry. Anne Brontë is the most accessible, and readers often find it easier to emotionally connect with the poet. Charlotte Brontë‘s poems often resemble her novels with their passionate women and abrasive men, but Norris says her narrative style can often overwhelm the poem and obscure its meaning.
The collection begins with a selection of poems from Charlotte, and many of these poems are bogged down in narrative, poetic prose, but the meaning of the poems are not completely obscured. In fact, the selection of poems offer a sense of longing and despair topped with a current of optimism and rays of hope. In “Mementos,” Charlotte alludes to the precious nature of material objects, which even though tied to loved ones, is now moldy and dusty — long forgotten.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2010/12/the-brontes-by-pamela-norris.html
The collection begins with a selection of poems from Charlotte, and many of these poems are bogged down in narrative, poetic prose, but the meaning of the poems are not completely obscured. In fact, the selection of poems offer a sense of longing and despair topped with a current of optimism and rays of hope. In “Mementos,” Charlotte alludes to the precious nature of material objects, which even though tied to loved ones, is now moldy and dusty — long forgotten.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2010/12/the-brontes-by-pamela-norris.html
kelda_anderson's review against another edition
3.0
Includes some incredible poems containing so much emotion, however fair warning given the majority of the poems are about death...It would seem The Brontes were a cheerful bunch.
lnatal's review
I am proofing this book for Free Literature and Project Gutenberg will publish it.
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