Bøger af Thomas Gray

In Three Volumes. With Reminiscences By Norton Nicholls.

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Originally published in 1898, this book contains 32 of Thomas Gray's poems, including his famous 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'. Copious notes at the back of the volume explain Gray's many classical, mythical and literary allusions for readers, and a brief introduction gives an outline of the poet's life and work.

Thomas Gray udgav digtet "Elegi skrevet på en landsbykirkegård" i 1751, og digtet blev hurtigt umådelig populært. Den dag i dag er det et af de mest elskede digte på engelsk. Digtets fortæller betragter en landsbykirkegård og tænker på de ukendte døde, der hviler der. Deres stand gjorde det umuligt for dem at blive berømte. Måske havde de evner til at blive en ny stor digter eller feltherre, men deres herkomst tvang dem til et anonymt liv. De kunne ikke vinde hæder og berømmelse, men på den anden side slap de for at blive en ny tyran. De levede et jævnt og enkelt liv, og deres skæbne er i sidste instans ikke anderledes end de mægtiges. Også ærens vej fører til graven, og ingen pomp og pragt kan puste nyt liv i den, der først er død.