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A Short Analysis of Charlotte Mew’s ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

A summary and analysis of Charlotte Mew’s classic poem, written by Dr Oliver Tearle

Charlotte Mew (1869-1928) was admired by writers as diverse as Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf, and Ezra Pound. Her poem ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ was first published in The Nation in 1912 and remains one of her most popular poems – even though the name ‘Charlotte Mew’ has not endured the way that those of her admirers, named above, have. Here is ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ along with a brief summary and analysis of it.

A Summary and Analysis of Jacob’s Room

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)

Virginia Woolf’s third novel, Jacob’s Room (1922), is not her most famous book, but it is one of her defining novels and marked a watershed in her development as a writer, so a little analysis of its significance, and a summary of the story behind its composition, may be of interest. Woolf’s first two novels appeared in 1915 and 1919: The Voyage Out and Night and Day.

A Short Analysis of George Herbert’s ‘The Collar’

A summary and analysis of ‘The Collar’, a classic George Herbert poem, by Dr Oliver Tearle

George Herbert (1593-1633) is regarded as one of the greatest devotional poets in all of English literature, and ‘The Collar’ is one of his best-loved poems. Here is the poem, with a short analysis of it.

10 Classic Poems about Cats Everyone Should Read

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)

We’ve compiled several cat-related posts in the past, including our favourite facts about writers and cats, so thought it was about time we selected some of our favourite poems about cats. What are the best cat-themed poems?

There are plenty to choose from, so we’ve tried to make the ensuing list a mix of the serious and comic, the moving the amusing. Below, then, is our choice of the greatest cat poems we think everyone should read, along with a little about the poem and a link to where it can be read.

A Short Analysis of Yeats’s ‘The Second Coming’

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)

‘The Second Coming’ is one of W. B. Yeats’s best-known poems, and its meaning has eluded many readers because of its oblique references and ambiguous images. What follows is a short summary and analysis of the poem. What does ‘the second coming’ refer to, and how does it fit with Yeats’s own beliefs?