The review is by WMR, who contributed three more to The Germ, one in each number.
Clough's splendid poem was poorly
received by most reviewers. WMR's appreciation does not stand alone in
its intelligent sense of the poem's virtues, but it does stand with a
small company of discerning contemporaries that included
Thackeray, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Charles
Kingsley.
This collection contains 4 texts and images, including:
Germ text
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The review is by WMR, who contributed three more to The Germ, one in each number.
Clough's splendid poem was poorly received by most reviewers. WMR's appreciation does not stand alone in its intelligent sense of the poem's virtues, but it does stand with a small company of discerning contemporaries that included Thackeray, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Charles Kingsley.
Printing History
First printed in The Germ 1, pages 34-45.