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The poetry handbook : a guide to reading poetry for pleasure and practical criticism / John Lennard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lennard, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--History and criticism--Theory, etc--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- English poetry.
- English language--Versification--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- English language.
- Criticism--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Criticism.
- Poetry--Explication--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Poetry.
- Books and reading--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Books and reading.
- Poetics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Poetics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1068 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Poetry Handbook is a lucid and entertaining guide to the poet's craft, and an invaluable introduction to practical criticism for students. Chapters on each element of poetry offer a wide-ranging general account and end by looking at different poems, to build up sustained analytical readings. The second edition - fully revised, expanded, updated, and supported by a new companion website - confirm The Poetry Handbook as the best guide to poetry available in English. - ;The Poetry Handbook is a lucid and entertaining guide to the poet's craft, and an invaluable introduction to practical criti
- Contents:
- Metre
- Form
- Layout
- Punctuation
- Lineation
- Rhyme
- Diction
- Syntax
- History
- Biography
- Gender
- Exams and written work.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-401) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-160837-8
- 1-280-90541-7
- 0-19-153273-8
- 1-4356-0710-4
- OCLC:
- 476258621
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