Critics Flashcards
1
Q
What was Sandy’s view regarding Lorenzo and Isabella’s secret?
A
“The listeners are forced to share the responsibility of discovering Isabella and Lorenzo’s secret by the brothers”
2
Q
How did 20th century critics describe the poem?
A
“Clumsy and pretentious”
3
Q
How did 21st century critics view the poem regarding it’s style?
A
“Trying to copy rougher medieval style- radical”
4
Q
How did Michael Lagory describe the poem?
A
“Digressive, inconsistent tope and alleged unoriginality”
5
Q
In what book did Michael Lagory criticise Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil?
A
Studies in Romanticism
