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byCoventryPatmoreTheAngelintheHouse2012、12、18theAuthor•thePoem•theAngelinotherworks•TheAngelintheHouseisanarrativepoembyCoventryPatmore,firstpublishedin1854andexpandeduntil1862.•Althoughlargelyignoreduponpublication,itbecameenormouslypopularduringthelater19thcenturyanditsinfluencecontinuedwellintothetwentieth.•ThepoemwasanidealisedaccountofPatmore'scourtshipofhisfirstwife,Emily,whomhebelievedtobetheperfectwoman.Patmore'swifeEmily,themodelfortheAngelintheHouseAuther:•CoventryKerseyDightonPatmore(23July1823–26November1896)wasanEnglishpoetandcriticbestknownforTheAngelintheHouse,hisnarrativepoemaboutanidealhappymarriage.LifeandHisMarriage•TheeldestsonofauthorPeterGeorgePatmore,CoventryPatmorewasbornatWoodfordinEssexandwasprivatelyeducated.Hewashisfather'sintimateandconstantcompanionandinheritedfromhimhisearlyliteraryenthusiasm.ItwasCoventry'sambitiontobecomeanartist.Heshowedmuchpromise,earningthesilverpaletteoftheSocietyofArtsin1838.In1839hewassenttoschoolinFranceforsixmonths,wherehebegantowritepoetry.Onhisreturn,hisfatherplannedtopublishsomeoftheseyouthfulpoems;Coventry,however,hadbecomeinterestedinscienceandpoetrywassetaside.•Helaterreturnedtowritinghowever,enthusedbythesuccessofAlfredLordTennyson;andin1844hepublishedasmallvolumeofPoems,whichwasoriginalbutuneven.•In1847hemarriedEmilyAugustaAndrews,andby1851theyhadhadtwosons.Threedaughtersfollowed,beforetheirlastchild,ason,wasbornin1860.•In1865here-married,hissecondwifebeingMarianneByles,ayearlaterhepurchasedBuxtedHallinSurrey,thehistoryofwhichhewroteinHowImanagedmyEstate(1886).•HissecondwifeMariannediedin1880,andin1881hemarriedHarrietRobsonfromBletchingleyinSurrey(born1840).TheirsonFranciswasbornin1882.•InlateryearshelivedatLymington,wherehediedin1896.HewasburiedinLymingtonchurchyardHisWork•In1853herepublishedTamertonChurchTower,themoresuccessfulofhispiecesfromPoemsof1844,addingseveralnewpoemswhichshoweddistinctadvance,bothinconceptionandtreatment;andinthefollowingyear(1854)thefirstpartofhisbestknownpoem,TheAngelintheHouseappeared.Thepoem•Thepoemisintwomainparts,butwasoriginallypublishedinfourinstalments.•TheAngelintheHouse(1854)TheEspousals(1856)FaithfulforEver(1860)TheVictoriesofLove(1862).•Thelattertwoinstalmentsareeffectivelyaseparatepoem,relatedtothemaintext.ThepoemThefirsttwoinstalmentsformasinglecoherentpoem.Itbeginswithaprefaceinwhichthepoet,calledFelixVaughaninthebook,tellshiswifethatheisgoingtowritealongpoemabouther.Thenarrativethenbeginswithanaccountofthepoet'syouthwhenhemeetsHonoriaChurchill,thewomanwhoistobecomehiswife.Itproceedsinaseriesofshortlyrics,representingFelix'sreflectionsonhisbeloved,andonthenatureofidealfemininity.TherearealsolyricswrittenfromthepointofviewofHonoria.Thesereflectiveandlyricalsectionsaresetintoanarrativeofthegrowingrelationshipbetweenthecouple,theemergenceofarivalsuitor,Honoria'scousinFrederick,whoisrejectedinfavourofFelix,andthecouple'seventualmarriage.ThepoemThefinaltwoinstalments,knowntogetherbythetitleTheVictoriesofLove,arewrittenmostlyfromthepointofviewofFrederick,therejectedsuitor,whomarriesanotherwoman,Jane,afterhisrejectionbyHonoria.Unlikethefirstpart,thissectionisintheformofanepistolarynovel(书信体).Eachpoemispresentedasaletterfromonecharactertoanother.Theinitialletters,betweenFrederickandhismother,revealthatFrederickadmitstofeelingdissatisfiedwithhiswife,especiallywheneverhemeetshisfirstloveandherhusband.Thepoemdescribeshisstruggletoovercomethesefeelingsandtoconcentrateallhisloveonhiswife,whoalsoexpressesherowndoubtsinletterstohermother.TheothercharactersexpresstheiranxietiesandhopesabouttherelationshipbetweenFrederickandJane.HonoriahelpsJanebyherownexample,andintheendFrederickovercomeshisdoubtsandfeelscompletedevotiontohiswife.FelixVaughanHonoriaChurchillJaneFrederickSuitorRejectedThepoem•FollowingthepublicationofPatmore'spoem,thetermangelinthehousecametobeusedinreferencetowomenwhoembodiedtheVictorianfeminineideal:awifeandmotherwhowasselflesslydevotedtoherchildrenandsubmissivetoherhusband.ThepoemExcerpts•PrefaceTheredoes,beyonddesert,befall(Maymygreatfortunemakemegreat!)Thefirstofthemes,sunglastofall.Ingreenandundiscover'dground,YetnearwheremanyotherssingIhavetheverywell-headfoundWhencegushesthePierianSpring.Thenshe:'Whatisit,Dear?TheLifeOfArthur,orJerusalem'sFall?''Neither:yourgentleself,myWife,Andlove,thatgrowsfromonetoallExcerpts•TheWife'sTragedyManmustbepleased;buthimtopleaseIswoman'spleasure;downthegulfOfhiscondolednecessitiesShecastsherbest,sheflingsherself.Howoftenflingsfornought!andyokesHerhearttoanicicleorwhim,WhoseeachimpatientwordprovokesAnother,notfromher,buthim;Whileshe,toogentleeventoforceHispenitencebykindreplies,Waitsby,expectinghisremorse,Withpardoninherpityingeyes;Excerpts•JanetohermotherMother,it'ssuchawearystrainThewayhehasoftreatingmeAsif'twassomethingfinetobeAwoman;andappearingnotTonoticeanyfaultsI'vegot!Critics•LaterfeministwritershavehadalesspositiveviewoftheAngel.•VirginiaWoolfsatirizedtheidealoffemininitydepictedinthepoem,writingthatShe[theperfectwife]wasintenselysympathetic.Shewasimmen
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