Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
18.03.2021
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
290
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/1,7 cm
Gewicht
474 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5448-935-8
Where does a lifetime go when it is spent? In Robert Pollok's The Course of Time, the clock becomes a moral instrument, and the human heart is measured against eternity. Time passes; souls still endure. Written at the height of nineteenth century poetry and rooted in Scottish Romantic literature, this complete narrative poem moves with the sweep of religious epic poetry while keeping the direct pulse of Christian devotional verse. Its influence and popularity in its day made Pollok a name to know, and the poem still speaks with austere beauty. Pollok sets time and mortality beside immortality and eternity, returning again to afterlife and judgment with a seriousness that is never merely abstract. If you love Milton inspired poetry, or count yourself among Paradise Lost fans, you will recognise the grand cadence and the spiritual ambition, refracted through a distinctly Romantic sensibility. It is also a rewarding romantic poetry study: a work for readers who want a strong story-like argument in verse, and for collectors who prize the era's bold theological imagination. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Pair it with your favourite annotated poetry edition, return to it in quiet devotion, or place it beside the classics that shaped the English-speaking imagination: more than a shelf copy, it is a lasting encounter with the questions time forces us to ask.
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