Skepticism in Walter Raleigh's Poetry

Authors

  • Asst. Prof. Essam Muhammad Mahmood Alnoor University /College of Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31973/y4wthw58

Keywords:

Walter Raleigh, Doubtfulness, Suffering, 16th century Poetry

Abstract

The present paper focuses on one major issue. It is the fear of doubtfulness which the poet suffers from. Walter Raleigh was a great poet of the sixteenth century who composed and produced poems that reveal the misery of life at that time. Because he was favourite man to Queen Elizabeth, no one dares to silence him. After the death of the queen, he was put in jail for the rest of his life. In jail, he composed some beautiful poems revealing his gloomy aspects of his desperate life inside the jail. So, this paper aims at investigating the concept of skepticism which is clearly discussed and highlighted in Raleigh’s poetry.

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Published

2025-03-15

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English linguistics and literature

How to Cite

Mahmood, E. (2025). Skepticism in Walter Raleigh’s Poetry. Al-Adab Journal, 152, 17-26. https://doi.org/10.31973/y4wthw58

Publication Dates

Received

2024-04-14

Revised

2024-05-03

Accepted

2024-05-05

Published Online First

2025-03-15

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