Why is Emily Brontë “No coward soul”? How does Emily Brontë fortify herself against cowardice? Analysis, close reading, & summary of Emily Brontë’s poem No Coward Soul is Mine, considering her Stoicism. 19th century poetry analysis.
The video:
- outlines what Stoicism is & provides some relevant details of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus (using Elizabeth Carter’s 1758 translation)
- describes Hester Chapone’s criticism of the Stoic position in ‘An Irregular Ode’
- considers Emily Brontë’s poem No Coward Soul is Mine as a rebuttal of Chapone’s scepticism towards Stoicism
- close reads & analyses the poem No Coward Soul is Mine, considering Emily Brontë’s use of litotes, hyperbaton, anaphora, alliteration, paying particular attention to the poem’s form (esp. rhythm & meter)
- examines a connection with Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights (elemental imagery & existing in another being)
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