
The Poetry Toolkit
For Readers and Writers
William Harmon(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 20. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4051-9577-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools necessary to read, understand, and write poetry.
Explains the most important elements of poetry in clear language and an easily accessible manner
Offers readers both the expertise of an established scholar and the insights of a practicing poet
Draws on examples from more than 1,500 years of English literature
Explains the most important elements of poetry in clear language and an easily accessible manner
Offers readers both the expertise of an established scholar and the insights of a practicing poet
Draws on examples from more than 1,500 years of English literature
Reviews / Votes
"The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers And Writers by William Harmon, provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools to read, understand and write poetry." (Writers Forum, 1 April 2011)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-9577-5 (9781405195775)
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Person
William Harmon is the James Gordon Hanes Professor Emeritus in the Humanities at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. Now retired, Harmon is the editor of A Handbook to Literature, now in its 12th edition, and has published ??? ve books of original poetry and received various awards, including the Robert B. Heilman Award given by The Sewanee Review for excellence in book reviewing.
Content
Preface vii
Key to Symbols xv
1 The Arts of Story-Telling 1
2 The Arts of Character 40
3 The Arts of Sentiment: States of Mind and Feeling 65
4 The Arts of Diction 82
5 The Arts of Sound 109
Appendix A: Simplified Phonetic Alphabet 133
Appendix B: Summary of Prosody 133
6 The Arts of Layout 139
7 The Arts of Reaction 158
Glossary 177
Suggestions for Reading: A Biased Bibliography 217
Acknowledgments 225
Index 227
Key to Symbols xv
1 The Arts of Story-Telling 1
2 The Arts of Character 40
3 The Arts of Sentiment: States of Mind and Feeling 65
4 The Arts of Diction 82
5 The Arts of Sound 109
Appendix A: Simplified Phonetic Alphabet 133
Appendix B: Summary of Prosody 133
6 The Arts of Layout 139
7 The Arts of Reaction 158
Glossary 177
Suggestions for Reading: A Biased Bibliography 217
Acknowledgments 225
Index 227