In such poems as "Gunga Din," "Mandalay," "Tommy," "Danny Deever," "If —," "The White Man's Burden," and "The Female of the Species," Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) evoked stirring images and created archetypes of British character at the height of the Empire. Filled with character study, dramatic incident, and rousing language, the poems delineate the time, place, and ethos of British ascendancy as surely as a novel or history of the period, yet they possess a timelessness and universality that lifts them above the purely temporal. Readers will find in this choice selection of 4... Read More
In such poems as "Gunga Din," "Mandalay," "Tommy," "Danny Deever," "If —," "The White Man's Burden," and "The Female of the Species," Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) evoked stirring images and created archetypes of British character at the height of the Empire. Filled with character study, dramatic incident, and rousing language, the poems delineate the time, place, and ethos of British ascendancy as surely as a novel or history of the period, yet they possess a timelessness and universality that lifts them above the purely temporal. Readers will find in this choice selection of 4... Read More
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In such poems as "Gunga Din," "Mandalay," "Tommy," "Danny Deever," "If —," "The White Man's Burden," and "The Female of the Species," Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) evoked stirring images and created archetypes of British character at the height of the Empire. Filled with character study, dramatic incident, and rousing language, the poems delineate the time, place, and ethos of British ascendancy as surely as a novel or history of the period, yet they possess a timelessness and universality that lifts them above the purely temporal. Readers will find in this choice selection of 44 poems, reprinted from authoritative editions, not only a glimpse of the Empire, but the works of a vigorous and original poet who brought the language apt and colorful turns of phrase we still cherish.
Reprinted from standard editions.
Details
Price: $2.00
Pages: 80
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
Publication Date: 5th July 2012
Trim Size: 5.18 x 8.25 in
ISBN: 9780486158204
Format: eBook
Age: 14-99
BISACs: POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Author Bio
Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best remembered for children's tales such as The Jungle Book as well as his poetry and stories about British soldiers in India, which include "Gunga Din" and The Man Who Would Be King. Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward British imperialism. In recent years Kipling's works have found new acclaim as a vibrant source of literary and cultural history.
Table of Contents
From Departmental Ditties and Other Poems (1886 ff.) A Legend of the Foreign Office The Story of Uriah My Rival The Betrothed From Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads (1892 ff.) The Ballad of East and West The Ballad of the King's Mercy The Ballad of the 'Bolivar' The Conundrum of the Workshops In the Neolithic Age The English Flag Tomlinson Danny Deever Tommy 'Fuzzy-Wuzzy' Gunga Din Oonts The Widow at Windsor Mandalay Gentlemen-Rankers L'Envoi (The Long Trail) From The Seven Seas (1896) McAndrew's Hymn Sestina of the Tramp-Royal When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre' The Ladies The Sergeant's Weddin' The 'Eathen L'Envoi ('When Earth's last picture is painted') From The Five Nations (1903) The Sea and the Hills The White Man's Burden Boots From Songs from Books (1912 ff.) Cities and Thrones and Powers (from Puck of Pook's Hill, 1906) Tarrant Moss (from Plain Tales from the Hills, 1888) A Song to Mithras (from Puck of Pook's Hill) Hadramauti (from Plain Tales from the Hills) The Law of the Jungle (from The Second Jungle Book, 1895) Blue Roses (from The Light That Failed, 1890) Mother o' Mine (from The Light That Failed) From Miscellaneous Sources The Vampire (1897) Recessional (1897) The Absent-Minded Beggar (1899) The Female of Species (1911)
In such poems as "Gunga Din," "Mandalay," "Tommy," "Danny Deever," "If —," "The White Man's Burden," and "The Female of the Species," Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) evoked stirring images and created archetypes of British character at the height of the Empire. Filled with character study, dramatic incident, and rousing language, the poems delineate the time, place, and ethos of British ascendancy as surely as a novel or history of the period, yet they possess a timelessness and universality that lifts them above the purely temporal. Readers will find in this choice selection of 44 poems, reprinted from authoritative editions, not only a glimpse of the Empire, but the works of a vigorous and original poet who brought the language apt and colorful turns of phrase we still cherish.
Reprinted from standard editions.
Price: $2.00
Pages: 80
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
Publication Date: 5th July 2012
Trim Size: 5.18 x 8.25 in
ISBN: 9780486158204
Format: eBook
Age: 14-99
BISACs: POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best remembered for children's tales such as The Jungle Book as well as his poetry and stories about British soldiers in India, which include "Gunga Din" and The Man Who Would Be King. Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward British imperialism. In recent years Kipling's works have found new acclaim as a vibrant source of literary and cultural history.
From Departmental Ditties and Other Poems (1886 ff.) A Legend of the Foreign Office The Story of Uriah My Rival The Betrothed From Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads (1892 ff.) The Ballad of East and West The Ballad of the King's Mercy The Ballad of the 'Bolivar' The Conundrum of the Workshops In the Neolithic Age The English Flag Tomlinson Danny Deever Tommy 'Fuzzy-Wuzzy' Gunga Din Oonts The Widow at Windsor Mandalay Gentlemen-Rankers L'Envoi (The Long Trail) From The Seven Seas (1896) McAndrew's Hymn Sestina of the Tramp-Royal When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre' The Ladies The Sergeant's Weddin' The 'Eathen L'Envoi ('When Earth's last picture is painted') From The Five Nations (1903) The Sea and the Hills The White Man's Burden Boots From Songs from Books (1912 ff.) Cities and Thrones and Powers (from Puck of Pook's Hill, 1906) Tarrant Moss (from Plain Tales from the Hills, 1888) A Song to Mithras (from Puck of Pook's Hill) Hadramauti (from Plain Tales from the Hills) The Law of the Jungle (from The Second Jungle Book, 1895) Blue Roses (from The Light That Failed, 1890) Mother o' Mine (from The Light That Failed) From Miscellaneous Sources The Vampire (1897) Recessional (1897) The Absent-Minded Beggar (1899) The Female of Species (1911)
