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This book is ideal for students of English Literature and anyone seeking a clear, approachable introduction to understanding and appreciating poetry.
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Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry.
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Now in its third edition, Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry.
Exploring poetry’s relationship to everyday language and introducing major genres and technical aspects in an accessible way, it is a clear introduction to how different types of poetry work through the study of details and of whole poems.
With a revised chapter on the different practices and ideas in the writing of poetry now, including sections on film poetry and digital poetics, this is a must-read for all students of English Literature.
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ISBN: 9781138823365
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 November 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 3rd edition
Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 315g
Pages: 264
About the Author
Jeffrey Wainwright is a poet, translator, and critic. He taught for many years at Manchester Metropolitan University where he was Professor in the Department of English until 2008.
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