The Cambridge Companion to English Poets (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

The Cambridge Companion to English Poets (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

by Claude Rawson (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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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.

Media Reviews
'Rawson himself authors the article on Swift ... in which he considers the different ways in Pope's and Swift's poetic reputations have suffered and been recovered.' The Eighteenth Century
Rawson himself authors the article on Swift ... in which he considers the different ways in Pope's and Swift's poetic reputations have suffered and been recovered. The Eighteenth Century
Author Bio
Claude Rawson is Maynard Mack Professor of English at Yale University.