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Poetry: a modern guide to its understanding and enjoyment.
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Van Pelt Library PN1031 .D73
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drew, Elizabeth A., 1887-1965.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poetry.
- American poetry--History and criticism.
- American poetry.
- English poetry--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 287 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, [1959]
- Summary:
- Analyzes and discusses the craftsmanship of the poet and the elements of poetry. With the use of many examples the author reveals the poet's interpretation of human existence.
- Contents:
- Poetry and the poet
- Poetry and the reader
- Sound patterns
- Imagery
- Words
- The design of poems
- Time
- Death
- Frustration and loneliness
- Social satire
- Nature
- Love
- Humanism
- Religion
- The poets on poetry
- Meters and verse patterns.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Drew, Elizabeth A., 1887-1965. Poetry.
- OCLC:
- 1175416
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