An Introduction to English Poetry

by JamesFenton (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $4.20

  A basic introduction to English poetry since Chaucer, including its main themes, genres and more. Aimed at students and general readers alike, by a respected poet and former Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, the book is based on a series of columns written by the author for the Independent on Sunday , a sister column to David Lodge's series on English fiction which formed the basis of Lodge's book The Art of Fiction.

• New

  Paperback
  2003

  $11.29

  James Fenton's An Introduction to English Poetry offers a master class for both the reader and writer of poetry. Simply and elegantly written and discussing the work of poets as wide ranging as W. H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Tennyson, Kipling, Milton and Blake, it covers all varieties of poetic practice in English. 'It is hard to imagine a beginner who could not learn from [this book]. If you know a young poet, give them this' The Times Literary Supplement