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Poetry : the basics / Jeffrey Wainwright.
LIBRA PR502 .W27 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wainwright, Jeffrey.
- Series:
- Basics (Routledge (Firm))
- The basics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- American poetry--History and criticism.
- American poetry.
- English language--Versification.
- English language.
- Poetics.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 258 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.
- Summary:
- Now in its second edition, Poetry: The Basics demystifies the traditions and forms of the world of poetry for all those who find it daunting or bewildering. Covering a wide range of poetic voices from Chaucer to children's rhymes, song lyrics and the words of contemporary poets, this book will help readers to appreciate poetry by examining: technical aspects such as rhythm and measures different tones of voice in poetrythe relationship between 'everyday' and 'poetic' languagehow different types of poetry are structuredhow the form and 'space' of a poem contribute to its meaningsome of the ways contemporary poets set to work. A must-read for all those wishing to get to grips with reading and writing poetry, this book is a lively and inspiring introduction to its many styles and purposes right up to the present-day.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415566155
- 0415566150
- 9780415566162
- 0415566169
- 9780203092866
- 0203092864
- OCLC:
- 548660325
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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