08-29-2012, 07:56 AM
slam poetry is a lot more prevalent now i think, and of course we have the internet and mass produced books.
wile the former would have faired well for William's work in latter means that his competition in the book department would be a lot greater. that and the fact of the size of the population. i think he'd probably get an odd play published, if not all of them. not so sure about his sonnets being as famous were they wrote now.
Browing's Sonnets from the Portuguese might fair a little better but i think that would be down to the fact they're only about 150 old. i do like some of them though and think they will stand the test of time. Still, i'm not sure if she'd get the same acclaim now as then.
wile the former would have faired well for William's work in latter means that his competition in the book department would be a lot greater. that and the fact of the size of the population. i think he'd probably get an odd play published, if not all of them. not so sure about his sonnets being as famous were they wrote now.
Browing's Sonnets from the Portuguese might fair a little better but i think that would be down to the fact they're only about 150 old. i do like some of them though and think they will stand the test of time. Still, i'm not sure if she'd get the same acclaim now as then.