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The Troubadour Podcast

Sunday Morning Poetry #7: I Travelled Among Unknown Men - Wordsworth

Jun 9, 2019
Exploring the emotional depths of Wordsworth's poetry, delving into themes of love and loss. Contrasting Wordsworth with Browning's poetry styles. Analyzing the connections between homesickness, love for England, and introspection in poetry.
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  • I Travelled Among Unknown Men explores homesickness and lost love intertwining emotions with memory.
  • Poets like Wordsworth aim to elevate human emotions to provide stable and pure compositions of feelings.

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Exploring the Definition of a Ballad and the Traditional Troubadour Style

A ballad is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas, often with unknown authorship. Traditional ballads were sung by troubadours, traveling singers who performed these songs in a concise manner. The troubadour style of storytelling was characterized by short, sung narratives, reminiscent of the Homeric tradition.

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