Lasting Lines : 100 Poems and Poets That You Should Know
by
Jamie Grant
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
174379424X
ISBN-13
9781743794241
Publisher
Hardie Grant Books
Imprint
Hardie Grant Books
Country of Manufacture
AU
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 2018
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
320 grams
Dimensions
18.20 x 12.00 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Poetry anthologies (various poets)
Ksh 2,150.00
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A captivating introduction to 100 of our greatest poets
This enchantingly packaged anthology provides a glorious introduction to some of the most enduring lines ever written in the English language and reveals that so many of our stock phrases actually have their origins in poetry.
Poet and literary critic Jamie Grant has selected notable extracts and poems from some of the world's greatest writers – from Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare, through William Blake and Elizabeth Barrett Browning to John Betjeman, Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath and Wendy Cope – as well as introducing lesser known verses to surprise and engage the reader.
Presented chronologically, each poem or extract is accompanied by a short critical commentary giving succinct biographical details of the poet and the context for the work.
Lasting Lines is a charming introduction to the best of English-language poetry.
Poet and literary critic Jamie Grant has selected notable extracts and poems from some of the world's greatest writers – from Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare, through William Blake and Elizabeth Barrett Browning to John Betjeman, Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath and Wendy Cope – as well as introducing lesser known verses to surprise and engage the reader.
Presented chronologically, each poem or extract is accompanied by a short critical commentary giving succinct biographical details of the poet and the context for the work.
Lasting Lines is a charming introduction to the best of English-language poetry.
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