Abstract
Abstract
The subject of Time is one of the great themes of Literature. It is intrinsic to so many aspects of what it is to be human - the transience of beauty, loss and mourning, the importance of memory, hopes for the future and the nature of the creative act itself. Within a short space of time, it can only be possible to touch on some aspects of its representation in Western literature and for the most part I will focus on poetry.
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