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- Title
Lionel Johnson's Modern Ruins.
- Authors
LOVATT, GABRIEL
- Abstract
The article presents a critique of the poetry of the 19th-century English writer Lionel Johnson, focusing on his engagement with the theme of ruin and ruins. Topics addressed include Johnson's religious context as a Roman Catholic, the secondary theme of silence surrounding the idea of ruination, and the literal depiction of physical ruins. Specific poems analyzed include "Visions," "The Precept of Silence," and "Celtic Speech."
- Subjects
RUINS in literature; JOHNSON, Lionel Pigot, 1867-1902; 19TH century English poetry; LITERARY criticism; CATHOLIC authors; VISIONS (Poem); PRECEPT of Silence, The (Poem); CELTIC Speech (Poem); VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2014, Vol 52, Issue 4, p679
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2014.0033