CHARLOTTE SMITH’S “BEACHY HEAD” AS A SPACE OF CONTRASTS

This study concerns itself with the analysis of “Beachy Head” by Smith from respect prevalent contradicting forces such as Nature and culture or historical time mythical past in poem. The long narrative structure poem enables to present different voices reflecting poet’s ideological stance towards contemporary issues her exemplifies excluding attitude ones representing Neoclassical values. study, this regard, tries clarify functionality contrasts their influence on possible meanings text. tension Sublime appear way that speaker observes surroundings order grasp circulations natural world private sphere. Accordingly, concepts place lead alternative spatial temporal experiences for poetic persona. Then, text also turns into a space which persona confronts not only bloody history humanity but consoling she has lost integrating cultural world. concludes goes beyond its geographical qualities offering both corporeal journey visionary progress through certain dichotomies constructed deconstructed throughout