Arthur Hugh Clough war ein Dichter, dessen frühes Leben von bedeutenden geografischen und religiösen Umwälzungen geprägt war. Seine Erfahrungen in Oxford, insbesondere der Einfluss prominenter religiöser Denker, führten zu einer tiefen Glaubenskrise, die seine Sichtweise und sein Schreiben maßgeblich prägte. Dieser innere Kampf spiegelt sich oft in seiner Poesie wider, die Themen wie Zweifel, spirituelle Suche und die Komplexität des Glaubens in einer sich wandelnden Welt erforscht. Cloughs Werk zeichnet sich durch seine intellektuelle Tiefe und die ehrliche Auseinandersetzung mit den philosophischen und existenziellen Fragen seiner Zeit aus.
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Amours de Voyage is a novel in verse and is arranged in five cantos, or chapters, as a sequence of letters. It is about a group of English travellers in Italy: Claude, and the Trevellyn family, are caught up in the 1849 political turmoil. The poem mixes the political (‘Sweet it may be, and decorous, perhaps, for the country to die; but,/On the whole, we conclude the Romans won’t do it, and I sha’n’t’) and the personal (‘After all, do I know that I really cared so about her?/Do whatever I will, I cannot call up her image’). The political is important but the personal dilemmas are the crucial ones. Claude, about to declare himself, retreats, regrets. It is this retreat, his scruples and fastidiousness, that, like a conventional novel, is the core of Amours de Voyage. The poem thus contributed something important to the modern sensibility; it is a portrait of an anti-hero; it is about love and marriage (the difficulties of); and it is about Italy.
Arthur Hugh Clough was a 19th century poet and scholar best known for his work The Bothie of Tober-na-Vuolich. This volume collects Clough's remaining prose writings, including essays, lectures, and reviews, as well as a selection of his letters and a biographical memoir. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of Victorian literature's most intriguing figures.
Plutarch's Lives is a classic work of historical biography. In this edition, John Clough's translation brings these vivid and fascinating characters to life. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in ancient history and the lives of great figures.
This book is a comprehensive collection of the poems and prose remains of Arthur Hugh Clough, one of the most important literary figures of the Victorian era. The pieces gathered here demonstrate Clough's remarkable range, from deeply personal poems to political satire. This book will appeal to anyone interested in English literature or Victorian culture.