by Claude Rawson (Author)
This volume provides lively and authoritative introductions to twenty-nine of the most important British and Irish poets from Geoffrey Chaucer to Philip Larkin. The list includes, among others, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Wordsworth, Browning, Yeats and T. S. Eliot, and represents the tradition of English poetry at its best. Each contributor offers a new assessment of a single poet's achievement and importance, with readings of the most important poems. The essays, written by leading experts, are personal responses, written in clear, vivid language, free of academic jargon, and aim to inform, arouse interest, and deepen understanding.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 580
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 27 Jan 2011
ISBN 10: 0521697034
ISBN 13: 9780521697033
Book Overview: This volume provides essays by twenty-nine leading scholars and critics on the best English poets from Chaucer to Larkin.