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Two Worlds for Memory

Two Worlds for Memory

Alfred Noyes
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TWO WORLDS FOR MEMORY is the autobiography of Alfred Noyes. Alfred Noyes CBE was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright. Noyes was born in Wolverhampton, England the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. When he was four, the family moved to Aberystwyth, Wales, where his father taught Latin and Greek. The Welsh coast and mountains were an inspiration to Noyes. Noyes was best known for his poems The Highwayman and The Barrel-Organ. His first volume of verse, Loom of Years, appeared in 1902. It was followed by such poems as the epic Drake and the colorful Tales of the Mermaid Tavern . From 1914 to 1923, Noyes was professor of English literature at Princeton. In 1925, Noyes converted to Roman Catholicism; The Unknown God is an account of his conversion. His later writings include The Torch Bearers , a trilogy in verse on man's scientific accomplishments; The Sun Cure , a novel; and a biography of Voltaire . His collected poems were published in 1950. Noyes was a literary conservative who adhered to traditional models in the structure and substance of his poetry. His poems, highly colored and romantic, are often marred by sentimentality.
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 2003
ISBN 13
9780758197870

Two Worlds for Memory

Alfred Noyes
5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
TWO WORLDS FOR MEMORY is the autobiography of Alfred Noyes. Alfred Noyes CBE was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright. Noyes was born in Wolverhampton, England the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. When he was four, the family moved to Aberystwyth, Wales, where his father taught Latin and Greek. The Welsh coast and mountains were an inspiration to Noyes. Noyes was best known for his poems The Highwayman and The Barrel-Organ. His first volume of verse, Loom of Years, appeared in 1902. It was followed by such poems as the epic Drake and the colorful Tales of the Mermaid Tavern . From 1914 to 1923, Noyes was professor of English literature at Princeton. In 1925, Noyes converted to Roman Catholicism; The Unknown God is an account of his conversion. His later writings include The Torch Bearers , a trilogy in verse on man's scientific accomplishments; The Sun Cure , a novel; and a biography of Voltaire . His collected poems were published in 1950. Noyes was a literary conservative who adhered to traditional models in the structure and substance of his poetry. His poems, highly colored and romantic, are often marred by sentimentality.
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 2003
ISBN 13
9780758197870

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