Dover Beach in South Devon
March 20th, 2008
posted by Cptn
The Devon Humanists got in touch to tell us that: as part of South Devon’s Humanists’ series of discussions, local lecturer Ros Allen will give a talk on Matthew Arnold’s famous poem Dover Beach at 7.30pm on March 27 in Birdwood House in Totnes.
“Dover Beach is an outstanding 19th century poem, and one that modern Humanists can easily relate to,” Ross told the PRSD. “Matthew Arnold was born in 1822, became apostate at the age of 22, and his loss of faith resounds through his best poems. Dover Beach, written in the same year as Darwin’s Origin of Species, is his most famous work. We will be analysing the poem which is a courageous attempt to face the pain of truth.”
Far be it from us to apostate the obvious on this Maundy Thursday, but if you
want to know more, you should turn up, or contact the Devon Humunists for more info.
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