Studying Poetry
(Sprache: Englisch)
'Studying Poetry' is an engaging and approachable introduction to poetry. Barry Spurr tackles head on the difficulties students often face when reading poetry and offers practical advice. Covering the entire tradition of poetry in English, the book provides...
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'Studying Poetry' is an engaging and approachable introduction to poetry. Barry Spurr tackles head on the difficulties students often face when reading poetry and offers practical advice. Covering the entire tradition of poetry in English, the book provides sensitive close readings of interesting and varied texts, models for discussion, historical, social and biographical context, suggestions for essays and a glossary of literary terms. 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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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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Studying Poetry “
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.
Autoren-Porträt von Barry Spurr
BARRY SPURR is Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Barry Spurr
- 2006, 2. Aufl., 400 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 21,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Education
- ISBN-10: 1403945624
- ISBN-13: 9781403945624
Sprache:
Englisch
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