“A really interesting and happy time was when I first went to Florence as a student and studied Italian. I was living in a pensione on an allowance of £40 a month, which was princely. I did a lot of work and enjoyed myself immensely.” FirstsInterestingStudentsMonthsEnjoyedItalianReally InterestingAllowanceFlorenceHappy Times Author:James Fenton
“At four lines, with the quatrain, we reach the basic stanza form familiar from a whole range of English poetic practice. This is the length of the ballad stanza, the verse of a hymn, and innumerable other kinds of verse.” KindWholeFormLinesPracticeFourFamiliarRangeLengthPoeticVersesHymnsBallads Author:James Fenton
“Considering the wealth of poetic drama that has come down to us from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, it is surprising that so little of any value has been added since.” LittlesHas BeensValuesWealthPeriodsDramaPoeticSurprisingConsideringElizabethan Author:James Fenton
