The Study of Poetry.

Author/Editor
Arnold, Matthew.

Title
The Study of Poetry.

Published
Arnold, Matthew. "The Study of Poetry." Essays in Criticism: Second Series. London: Macmillan, 1888, pp. 1-55, esp. 28-29.

Review
Refers to Dr. Johnson's comment, in the preface to his "Dictionary" (1755), that Gower was a smooth versifier and an easy rhymer, only to disagree that this is an important achievement. [RFY1981; rev. MA]

Date
1888

Gower Subjects
Style, Rhetoric, and Versification