Early Modern English Poetry

Early Modern English Poetry PDF Author: Patrick Cheney
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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This text features 28 essays written by important international scholars on the major poems of the English Renaissance. It offers scholarship on subjects ranging from the invention of English verse, Petrarchism, pastoral, elegy, and satire, to women's religious verse, the place of homoeroticism and Cavalier poetry.

Early Modern English Poetry

Early Modern English Poetry PDF Author: Patrick Cheney
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Book Description
This text features 28 essays written by important international scholars on the major poems of the English Renaissance. It offers scholarship on subjects ranging from the invention of English verse, Petrarchism, pastoral, elegy, and satire, to women's religious verse, the place of homoeroticism and Cavalier poetry.

Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose

Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose PDF Author: Alphonso Gerald Newcomer
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776

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Here's A Little Poem

Here's A Little Poem PDF Author:
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0763631418
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one’s library and a gorgeous gift to be both shared and treasured. Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne. Greeting the morning, enjoying the adventures of the day, cuddling up to a cozy bedtime — these are poems that highlight the moments of a toddler’s world from dawn to dusk. Carefully gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters and delightfully illustrated by Polly Dunbar, Here's a Little Poem offers a comprehensive introduction to some remarkable poets, even as it captures a very young child’s intense delight in the experiences and rituals of every new day.

An Introduction to English Poetry

An Introduction to English Poetry PDF Author: James Fenton
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374528896
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 151

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An introduction to poetry makes use of prisoner's work songs, Broadway show tunes, and the cries of street vendors to introduce readers to the rhythms of poetry.

The Cambridge History of English Poetry

The Cambridge History of English Poetry PDF Author: Michael O'Neill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521883067
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1117

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A literary-historical account of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon writings to the present.

War All the Time

War All the Time PDF Author: Charles Bukowski
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061882062
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter War All the Time is a selection of poetry from the early 1980s. Charles Bukowski shows that he is still as pure as ever but he has evolved into a slightly happier man that has found some fame and love. These poems show how he grapples with his past and future colliding.

A Book of English Poetry

A Book of English Poetry PDF Author: G. B. Harrison
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Ring and the Book

The Ring and the Book PDF Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
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Category : Rome (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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This is the final of the four volumes published from 1868-1869that make up Robert Browning'sThe Ring and the Book, a long blank-verse poem composed of 12 books and over 20,000 lines. This volume includes the booksThe Pope, GuidoandThe Book and the Ring.

The Treasury of English Poetry

The Treasury of English Poetry PDF Author: Mark Caldwell
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 778

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A short story anthology containing one selection from each of 63 American authors. Arranged chronologically from Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" through Ann Beattie's "A Reasonable Man," which was written in 1976.

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children PDF Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0394850106
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The most accessible and joyous introduction to the world of poetry! The Random House Book of Poetry for Children offers both funny and illuminating poems for kids personally selected by the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky. Featuring a wealth of beloved classic poems from the past and modern glittering gems, every child who opens this treasury will finda world of surprises and delights which will instill a lifelong love of poetry. Featuring 572 unforgettable poems, and over 400 one-of-a-kind illustrations from the Caldecott-winning illustrator of the Frog and Toad series, Arnold Lobel, this collection is, quite simply, the perfect way to introduce children to the world of poetry.