George Klawitter
Biographic Data
| ID | 1258517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Klawitter |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Klawitter |
| SIGNATURE | KLAWITTER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Edward's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Andrew Marvell, Sexual Orientation, and Seventeenth-Century Poetry
Andrew Marvell, Sexual Orientation, and Seventeenth-Century Poetry examines the important Interregnum/Restoration poet Andrew Marvell against a background of his contemporary lyric poets. His major works from the early elegies to the later political pieces are discussed with a view to unmasking the poet’s own sexuality and his reflection of prevailing sexual attitudes. Popular poems like the Mower poems and “The Nymph Complaining for the Death of…
Andrew Marvell's “The Gallery”
It is doubtful that Andrew Marvell ever owned a painting. For most of his adult life he lived in a London boarding house, hardly the spot to display a private collection of oils, while he earned th
Marvell's Damon the Mower as Orpheus
Piety and the Agnostic Gay Poet
Thom Gunn has relied on biblical stories throughout his writing career to carry gay-themed poems. Although he characterizes himself agnostic, it is difficult to reconcile this self-definition with the tenderness evident in his biblical poems, a tenderness that many would identify with a kind of piety. Two of these poems reflect Gunn's reaction to paintings by Caravaggio, "The Sacrifice of Isaac" and "The Conversion of St. Paul." For the former, G…
Verse Letters to T. W. from John Donne
Relying on an audience of one for their impact, the verse letters of John Donne are closer to autobiography than anything else in his poetry. Among the most tender of these lyrics are the verse letters written to a young man named Thomas Woodward, whose older brother was one of Donne's closest friends. Using sexual metaphors, the poems reflect a homoerotic undercurrent and demonstrate affection that most readers of Donne associate only with his h…
John Donne
is perhaps the most intellectual of English poets, and John Carey is perhaps the most intelligent of contemporary English literary critics. encounter, as one might expect, is fierce and enthralling...This book is sensitive, searching, powerful, exciting, provocative and witty. It is a superb achievement. (Christopher Hill, TLS). John Donne: Life, Mind and Art is a unique attempt to see Donne whole. Beginning with an account of his life, it takes …
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John Donne
is perhaps the most intellectual of English poets, and John Carey is perhaps the most intelligent of contemporary English literary critics. encounter, as one might expect, is fierce and enthralling...This book is sensitive, searching, powerful, exciting, provocative and witty. It is a superb achievement. (Christopher Hill, TLS). John Donne: Life, Mind and Art is a unique attempt to see Donne whole. Beginning with an account of his life, it takes …
Verse Letters to T. W. from John Donne
Relying on an audience of one for their impact, the verse letters of John Donne are closer to autobiography than anything else in his poetry. Among the most tender of these lyrics are the verse letters written to a young man named Thomas Woodward, whose older brother was one of Donne's closest friends. Using sexual metaphors, the poems reflect a homoerotic undercurrent and demonstrate affection that most readers of Donne associate only with his h…
Piety and the Agnostic Gay Poet
Thom Gunn has relied on biblical stories throughout his writing career to carry gay-themed poems. Although he characterizes himself agnostic, it is difficult to reconcile this self-definition with the tenderness evident in his biblical poems, a tenderness that many would identify with a kind of piety. Two of these poems reflect Gunn's reaction to paintings by Caravaggio, "The Sacrifice of Isaac" and "The Conversion of St. Paul." For the former, G…
Marvell's Damon the Mower as Orpheus
Andrew Marvell's “The Gallery”
It is doubtful that Andrew Marvell ever owned a painting. For most of his adult life he lived in a London boarding house, hardly the spot to display a private collection of oils, while he earned th
Andrew Marvell, Sexual Orientation, and Seventeenth-Century Poetry
Andrew Marvell, Sexual Orientation, and Seventeenth-Century Poetry examines the important Interregnum/Restoration poet Andrew Marvell against a background of his contemporary lyric poets. His major works from the early elegies to the later political pieces are discussed with a view to unmasking the poet’s own sexuality and his reflection of prevailing sexual attitudes. Popular poems like the Mower poems and “The Nymph Complaining for the Death of…
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