Rare Antique The Wine- Press [Hardcover] NOYES, Alfred

by Alfred Noyes

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

233 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1913

About the author

Alfred Noyes was the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. His father was a teacher and taught Latin and Greek and in Aberystwyth, Wales. In 1898, Alfred attended Exeter College in Oxford. Though he failed to earn a degree, the young poet published his first collection of poetry, The Loom of Years, in 1902.

Between 1903 and 1908, Noyes published five volumes of poetry including The Forest of Wild Thyme (1905) and The Flower of Old Japan and Other Poems (1907). His books were widely reviewed and were published both in Britain and the United States. Among his best-known poems from this time are The Highwayman and Drake. Drake, which appeared serially in Blackwood's Magazine, was a two-hundred page epic about life at sea.

Noyes married Garnett Daniels in 1907, and they had three children. His increasing popularity allowed the family to live off royalty cheques. In 1914, Noyes accepted a teaching position at Princeton University, where he taught English Literature until 1923. He was a noted critic of modernist writers, particularly James Joyce. Likewise, his work at this time was criticized by some for its refusal to embrace the modernist movement.

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Reviews

[Sarah Newbrough · Rating 4 out of 5]

a very short book, though very thought-provoking and emotional. written fully as poetry, it shines light on the hardships of war and the personal impact war has on a family and the common man. Noyes’ commentary on the men in power not viewing war as evil but rather a moneymaker and power-play is incredibly relevant today. i found it very interesting that this book was published in 1913, a mere year before world war 1 began, and was highlighting the horrors of war before his audience felt the horrors on a global scale just 1 year later. world war 1 majorly altered people’s view of war, as up to that point it was a glorified idea, so this book highlights what many anti-war people must have been feeling at a time when their surroundings were promoting war as if it was a day at a football game.
as i mentioned, this book is relevant to wars and government today, especially in America, and i highly recommend reading this.
This was a fairly easy book to read, i had my copy sitting on my shelf for years and had never read it, and i just completed it in one night. again, i highly recommend.