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    The Poetry of Youth
    The Poetry of Youth
    The Poetry of Youth
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    The Poetry of Youth

    By Matthew Arnold, William Blake and Wilfred Owen

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    Today we perhaps all agree that youth is spoilt, ill-disciplined and in search of constant, and instant, gratification. No matter how much we love them our children, as they mature from child to youth, are indulged.

    A century ago, and even further back, even the most privileged of youth was rarely indulged. In this volume we look at those years of youth through the eyes and pens of classic poets. They reveal times of hardship, of fear, of love and loss.

    But youth is idealistic, ready to change the world….but usually ending up in the service of others, be it parents, or patrons, or employers, from a career in trade to the slaughter of war.

    Life is difficult, a sometimes grim monotone and, it seems, only occasionally splashed with the colour of love, of beauty and ambition.

    However, one thing we can be certain of though is that these verses speak not only from the head but from the heart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPortable Poetry
    Release dateNov 1, 2023
    ISBN9781835470299
    The Poetry of Youth
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    Matthew Arnold

    Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) was an English poet and critic. Educated at Oxford, Arnold is primarily remembered for his verse, although his critical works are equally noteworthy.

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