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Studying Poetry

Autor B. Spurr
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 aug 2006
This engaging introduction to poetry covers the entire tradition of poetry in English, providing close readings of interesting and varied texts. In this updated second edition, coverage has been expanded to cover medieval poetry and to give more weight to literary theory and women poets, while a new chapter focuses on key contemporary poets.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781403945624
ISBN-10: 1403945624
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 23 mm
Ediția:2nd ed. 2006
Editura: Macmillan Education UK
Colecția Palgrave
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface and Acknowledgements.- PART 1: READING POETRY Reading Aloud; Describing a Poem; Varieties of Poetic Style; Evaluation of Poetry.- PART 2: POETRY THROUGH THE CENTURIES Introduction; Medieval The Genesis of English Verse; The Renaissance A Time of Tension; The Early Seventeenth Century The Pilgrimage to 'The Kingdom of Man'; Romanticism In Praise of Imagination; Victorianism Faith and Doubt; Modernism 'Make it New'; After Modernism; Contemporary Poetry; Historical Tables.- Further Reading.- Glossary of Literary Terms.- Index.

Notă biografică

BARRY SPURR is Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Caracteristici

Offers practical advice on how to study poetry, using close readings of a variety of texts and helpful models for discussion
Provides historical, social and biographical context, suggestions for essays and a glossary of literary terms
Now thoroughly updated with coverage expanded to include medieval poetry, literary theory and contemporary poets such as Carol Ann Duffy and Seamus Heaney