How Poetry Works
The Elements of English Poetry
Philip Davies Roberts(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 25. July 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-14-013592-3 (ISBN)
Description
The author adopts a new approach to the understanding and appreciation of poetry in English. Spoken language is the basis of this art, so careful attention is given to its rhythms and other sound patterns. Poetry is meant to be heard, above all, and any approach that does not recognize this sells the poet, and the poem, short. The author, himself a poet, illustrates his arguments with examples drawn from nursery rhymes, limericks and Dadaist "ear poems", as well as from familiar works. The book concludes with an anthology drawn from poems written over the past thousand years, laid out in a way designed to help each reader with his or her subjective tastes.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-013592-3 (9780140135923)
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