Lafcadio Hearn taught English literature to Japanese students, and these lectures, gathered by John Erskine, show him explaining Victorian poetry from first principles. He begins with long studies of Rossetti, then turns to other poets of the age, quoting and paraphrasing line by line so that readers new to English can feel what each poem does.
Lucid, affectionate criticism, an excellent companion for anyone reading the Victorian poets. Download the free EPUB.