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Poems

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written or oral compositions characterized by condensed language chosen for sound and suggestive power as well as meaning, and by the use of such literary techniques as structured meter, natural cadences, rhyme, or metaphor.

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

The Flower and the Leaf of Chaucer, illustrated, circa 1885

 Item — 1: Series 2; Series 3, Folder: B
Call Number: MSS 15, Series II
Scope and Contents: Attributed to George Leslie but bearing strong resemblances to the work of Mary Leslie, this manuscript appears to be a mockup for an unpublished edition of Chaucer's poem, "The Flower and the Leaf." The poem is copied out by hand in a small, cursive hand, and each page has illustrated panels depicting scenes from the poem, with decorative borders. The intricate details and carefully drawn figures in medieval costume evoke the Victorian fascination and interpretation of medieval aesthetics....
Dates: circa 1885

Yale College commencement orations and poems

 Collection
Call Number: RU 140
Abstract:

The records consist of orations and poems given at Yale commencement exercises.

Dates: 1742-1930

Yale poetry collection

 Collection
Call Number: RU 377
Abstract:

The materials consist of poems written by Yale students.

Dates: 1822-1926