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The Pocket Guide to Poets & Poetry (Pocket Guides) Kindle Edition

by Andrew Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A concise history and guide to poetry, with short biographies of approximately 250 poets from Homer to Heaney and Dickinson to Dylan.
 
Starting with a history of poetry and discussions of poets and their work in the context of their times, and overviews of such topics as verse forms and genres, this book goes on to review an extensive list of individual poets, with biographical information and notes on their best works. In addition, a variety of photos and a glossary are included. A delight for anyone interested in poetry, The Pocket Guide to Poets & Poetry is also useful for those who want to discover new favorites. Those featured include:
 
Sylvia Plath * Sappho * Geoffrey Chaucer * the Beowulf poet * John Dunne * John Milton * Andrew Marvell * Percy Bysshe Shelley * Edgar Allan Poe * Emily Bronte * Edward Lear * W.B. Yeats * Hilaire Belloc * Marianne Moore * Dylan Thomas * Joseph Brodsky * and many more
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  1. Print length
    226 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Remember When
  5. Publication date
    July 12, 2011
  6. File size
    4964 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008O8HIQO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Remember When (July 12, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 12, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4964 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Sagan
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots about the poets but not much poetry
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I was hoping for examples of poems with analysis
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jht
4.0 out of 5 stars A little limited as it must be but it does ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2014
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A little limited as it must be but it does contain all the important people and ideal for students of poetry.
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