A Shropshire lad
Book • 1896
Published in 1896, *A Shropshire Lad* is a cycle of poems written by A. E. Housman.
The collection is characterized by its clear, direct style and its exploration of themes such as the transience of life, unrequited love, and the inevitability of death.
Although Housman never spent much time in Shropshire, he used the county as a setting to create a half-imaginary pastoral landscape.
The poems gained widespread popularity during the Boer War and World War I, resonating particularly with young men facing the realities of war.
Housman's work was influenced by the poems of Heinrich Heine, Shakespeare's songs, and Scottish border ballads.
The collection is characterized by its clear, direct style and its exploration of themes such as the transience of life, unrequited love, and the inevitability of death.
Although Housman never spent much time in Shropshire, he used the county as a setting to create a half-imaginary pastoral landscape.
The poems gained widespread popularity during the Boer War and World War I, resonating particularly with young men facing the realities of war.
Housman's work was influenced by the poems of Heinrich Heine, Shakespeare's songs, and Scottish border ballads.
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Mentioned by Patrick Callahan as an example of a poet whose words can be resurrected and lived in the body of another person through recitation.
Only the Lover Sings: Poetry, Mimesis, and the Christian Life | Prof. Patrick Callahan
