The title of a poem from A.E. Housman's 1896 cycle, A Shropshire Lad, which Chenevix-Trench translated into Latin while imprisoned by the Japanese during WWII is The Land of Lost Content. The book concludes with a quote from Chenevix-Trench on the value of education: "What is a boy?" he asks. "A seed planted by chance." He goes on to say that "the land of lost content is a noble thing".
Content means information or facts worthy of being remembered. So, the phrase "land of lost content" means a place where nothing important is happening and where people have no ideas about what to do next. Such a place cannot be good for living in.
Housesman uses the term "content" here but it also can be found in other words such as "conte nient" which means something is convenient or useful. The poet could have used this second meaning but he probably wanted to show how ignorant most people are so he chose the first one.
This expression is related to another famous one used by Chenevix-Trench which is "a paradise for philosophers". People think they're doing great things by losing content but actually they're just wasting their time since there's nothing worthwhile to find out about anymore.
Finally, this expression can be found in many poems by William Shakespeare.
It is a lovely and exciting experience for young minds, as shown by the three generations of small girls who have enjoyed this book. Even after all these years, the images are still vibrant and brilliant. It is truly an unforgettable experience that will stay with readers forever.
The poem shows mankind at its most desolate, as well as the barren notion of what a war causes to a once-thriving state. Nonetheless, despite its fragmentation, this poem is connected by a single theme: despair. "The Waste Land" is a poem that illustrates humanity's loss of trust in such a catastrophic tragedy. There is no hope for recovery because it seems as if nature herself has taken part in these wars.
Some might say that there is still some small amount of hope through art and culture. For example, when natural disasters do strike, people tend to come together to help each other; also, music and literature are ways in which humans can express themselves and explore their surroundings without speaking directly. "The Waste Land" uses poetry and music to convey the same message of despair. Many critics consider this poem to be one of Eliot's most powerful works because it speaks so clearly about the senselessness of war and human destruction.
Allen Curnow's 1941 poem "House and Land" is one of his most often anthologized. Allen Curnow's "House and Property" analyzes the settlers' feelings of alienation, despite the fact that they had lived two generations on the adopted land. Curnow focuses on the issue of displacement. He asks whether or not these settlers would have been happier living in England.
Curnow was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia. He traveled to Europe where he studied at Cambridge University. After graduating, he moved to Christchurch, where he worked as a schoolteacher before moving back to Australia in 1894. There he started writing poetry that was published in magazines and newspapers. In 1941, he died at the age of 58 after falling off a cliff while hiking with another friend.
"House and Land" is considered one of New Zealand's greatest poems because it expresses the pain of displacement very well. By analyzing what makes people happy in their new home, Curnow shows that although happiness depends on many factors, there is no place like home.
Here are some lines from the beginning of the poem: "This is my house/and this is my plot of land/but there was never any door/to shut out the world outside." The settlers feel like outsiders in their new country. Even though they have made this country their home, they can't help but feel lonely sometimes.
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