English Versatility in Literature
HE threads of prose and poetry are intertwined in literature through the ages. This is perhaps especially true of English literature. The English people have been known abroad as materialist and unimaginative-the traders and shopkeepers of the world. The curious thing about this estimate is their marvellous output in poetry. We see proof of this deep concern with poetry in the number of great or distinguished prose writers who have written poetry. Some it is true, have written poor poetry; on the other hand, some have written good or great poetry. Shakespeare is the supreme example of first rank in both mediums. And the present Poet Laureate continues this great national tradition of versatility, John Masefield is poet, playwright, historian, and novelist. The author of " Cargoes" is also the author of that prose classic " Gallipoli," of " Pompey the Great," and of that moving account of the Dunkirk epic, "Nine Days’ Wonder."-(" More Than One String to their Bows: Introducing Versatility in the Arts,’ 2YA, February 22.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 142, 13 March 1942, Page 5
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170English Versatility in Literature New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 142, 13 March 1942, Page 5
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