Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This delightful anthology is a timeless collection of poems chosen by Classic FM listeners. You'll find humorous limericks next to romantic sonnets, and traditional works next to modern classics. Discover poems for special occasions, as well as poems to suit any mood. Whether you're reading them for the first time or revisiting a classic, this is a selection to enchant, move and delight. One Hundred Favourite Poems is a poetry anthology for every bookshelf. Includes poems by Edward Lear, Sir John Betjeman, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Pam Ayres, Hilaire Belloc, John Donne, Cole Porter and Lord Byron.
Classic FM Favourite Poems
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This delightful anthology is a timeless collection of poems chosen by Classic FM listeners. You'll find humorous limericks next to romantic sonnets, and traditional works next to modern classics. Discover poems for special occasions, as well as poems to suit any mood. Whether you're reading them for the first time or revisiting a classic, this is a selection to enchant, move and delight. One Hundred Favourite Poems is a poetry anthology for every bookshelf. Includes poems by Edward Lear, Sir John Betjeman, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Pam Ayres, Hilaire Belloc, John Donne, Cole Porter and Lord Byron.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This delightful anthology is a timeless collection of poems chosen by Classic FM listeners. You'll find humorous limericks next to romantic sonnets, and traditional works next to modern classics. Discover poems for special occasions, as well as poems to suit any mood. Whether you're reading them for the first time or revisiting a classic, this is a selection to enchant, move and delight. One Hundred Favourite Poems is a poetry anthology for every bookshelf. Includes poems by Edward Lear, Sir John Betjeman, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Pam Ayres, Hilaire Belloc, John Donne, Cole Porter and Lord Byron.
Classic FM One Hundred Favourite Poems
Author: Mike Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340713204
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Contains works chosen by Classic FM listeners in the poll to discover their favourite poems. This book includes poems by Betjeman, Kipling, Shakespeare, Yeats, Wordsworth and Auden, among many others, as well as biographies of the poets.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340713204
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Contains works chosen by Classic FM listeners in the poll to discover their favourite poems. This book includes poems by Betjeman, Kipling, Shakespeare, Yeats, Wordsworth and Auden, among many others, as well as biographies of the poets.
One Hundred Favourite Poems
Author: Classic FM
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340920046
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This delightful anthology is a timeless collection of poems chosen by Classic FM listeners. With humorous limericks, romantic sonnets, traditional and modern classics, this book is a true refelction of the greatest and best-loved verse. Discover poems for special occasions, as well as poems to suit any mood. Whether you're reading them for the first time or revisiting a classic, this is a selection to enchant, move and delight. Classic FM Favourite Poems is an essential collection for every bookshelf. Poets include: Edward Lear, Sir John Betjeman, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Pam Ayres, Hilaire Belloc, John Donne, Cole Porter, Jenny Joseph, Lord Byron. Which poem has topped the list? Will it be Keats or Yeats, Jenny Joseph or Oscar Wilde? Find out how your favourite poem has rated.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340920046
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This delightful anthology is a timeless collection of poems chosen by Classic FM listeners. With humorous limericks, romantic sonnets, traditional and modern classics, this book is a true refelction of the greatest and best-loved verse. Discover poems for special occasions, as well as poems to suit any mood. Whether you're reading them for the first time or revisiting a classic, this is a selection to enchant, move and delight. Classic FM Favourite Poems is an essential collection for every bookshelf. Poets include: Edward Lear, Sir John Betjeman, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Pam Ayres, Hilaire Belloc, John Donne, Cole Porter, Jenny Joseph, Lord Byron. Which poem has topped the list? Will it be Keats or Yeats, Jenny Joseph or Oscar Wilde? Find out how your favourite poem has rated.
Adlestrop
Author: Anne Harvey
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 075249984X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Edward Thomas never left the train that stopped briefly at a Cotswold station, Adlestrop, just before World War I, but what he saw resulted in one of the best known and loved English poems, Adlestrop. Generations of literary pilgrims have visited the village which inspired the poem, while many of today's writers have composed their own tributes to the poet and the place where, after the closure of the station, the nameboard was lovingly retained. This anthology explores Adlestrop's literary, topographical and railway associations. Anne Harvey investigates the origins of the poem: did the train really stop 'unwontedly'? Was it an express? Was Thomas travelling alone? His fascination with the railways began in boyhood and is seen in two of his little-known short stories, 'A Third-Class Carriage' and 'Death by Misadventure'. The book also examines the connection with Jane Austen, who visited her Leigh relatives at Adlestrop Park and Rectory, and there are poems from Peter Porter, Alan Brownjohn, P.J. Kavanagh, Dannie Abse and Brian Patten. A wide selection of illustrations includes facsimiles of Edward Thomas's original manuscript and notebook entries, photographs and fine wood engravings by well-known artists. This engaging anthology will appeal to all who have read and loved this classic poem.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 075249984X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Edward Thomas never left the train that stopped briefly at a Cotswold station, Adlestrop, just before World War I, but what he saw resulted in one of the best known and loved English poems, Adlestrop. Generations of literary pilgrims have visited the village which inspired the poem, while many of today's writers have composed their own tributes to the poet and the place where, after the closure of the station, the nameboard was lovingly retained. This anthology explores Adlestrop's literary, topographical and railway associations. Anne Harvey investigates the origins of the poem: did the train really stop 'unwontedly'? Was it an express? Was Thomas travelling alone? His fascination with the railways began in boyhood and is seen in two of his little-known short stories, 'A Third-Class Carriage' and 'Death by Misadventure'. The book also examines the connection with Jane Austen, who visited her Leigh relatives at Adlestrop Park and Rectory, and there are poems from Peter Porter, Alan Brownjohn, P.J. Kavanagh, Dannie Abse and Brian Patten. A wide selection of illustrations includes facsimiles of Edward Thomas's original manuscript and notebook entries, photographs and fine wood engravings by well-known artists. This engaging anthology will appeal to all who have read and loved this classic poem.
Thomas Hood and nineteenth-century poetry
Author: Sara Lodge
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526101645
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This is the first modern critical study of Thomas Hood, the popular and influential nineteenth-century poet, editor, cartoonist and voice of social protest. Acclaimed by Dickens, the Brownings and the Rossettis, Hood’s quirky, diverse output bridges the years between 1820 and 1845 and offers fascinating insights for Romanticists and Victorianists alike. Lodge’s timely book explores the relationship between Hood’s playfulness, his liberal politics, and contemporary cultural debate about labour and recreation, literary materiality and urban consumption. Each chapter examines something distinctive of interdisciplinary interest, including the early nineteenth-century print culture into which Hood was born; the traditional, urban and political ramifications of the grotesque art and literature aesthetic; the cultural politics of Hood’s trademark puns; theatre, leisure and the ‘labour question’. Lively and accessible, this book will appeal to scholars of nineteenth-century English Literature, Visual Arts and Cultural Studies.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526101645
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This is the first modern critical study of Thomas Hood, the popular and influential nineteenth-century poet, editor, cartoonist and voice of social protest. Acclaimed by Dickens, the Brownings and the Rossettis, Hood’s quirky, diverse output bridges the years between 1820 and 1845 and offers fascinating insights for Romanticists and Victorianists alike. Lodge’s timely book explores the relationship between Hood’s playfulness, his liberal politics, and contemporary cultural debate about labour and recreation, literary materiality and urban consumption. Each chapter examines something distinctive of interdisciplinary interest, including the early nineteenth-century print culture into which Hood was born; the traditional, urban and political ramifications of the grotesque art and literature aesthetic; the cultural politics of Hood’s trademark puns; theatre, leisure and the ‘labour question’. Lively and accessible, this book will appeal to scholars of nineteenth-century English Literature, Visual Arts and Cultural Studies.
Classic FM 100 Favourite Poems
Author: Mike Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859989821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
When Classic FM conducted a poll of the nation's 100 favourite poems in June 1997, they were overwhelmed by the response. These compact disks contains all 100 poems, each with an introduction by Mike Read, who conducted the poll on his breakfast show.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859989821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
When Classic FM conducted a poll of the nation's 100 favourite poems in June 1997, they were overwhelmed by the response. These compact disks contains all 100 poems, each with an introduction by Mike Read, who conducted the poll on his breakfast show.
Poetry by Heart
Author: Andrew Motion
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241971624
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart 'The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking' Simon Armitage Two years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide annual competition for secondary schools which asked contestants to learn two or three poems and be judged on their recitations, first at school level, then regional, then in a national final held at London's National Portrait Gallery. It's proved a huge success, with hundreds of schools participating in the first year, and numbers up by 20% in the second. Coinciding with the start of the third year of competition, and published on National Poetry Day whose theme coincidentally in 2014 is Recitation, this Poetry by Heart anthology brings together the pool of poems - 200 altogether - from which contestants make their choices. Specially picked by Motion and his three co-editors, these poems make up a treasure house - of almost-unknown poems and familiar poems from the mainstream; love poems and war poems; funny poems and heartbroken poems; poems that recreate the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon. And all chosen with a view to their being recited out loud. From William Wordsworth to Wilfred Owen, Emily Brontë to Elizabeth Bishop this wonderfully enjoyable anthology will be enjoyed by all ages and includes the best poets from the past to the present day. In a groundbreaking feature, the book includes QR codes which allow readers to use their mobile phones to listen to recordings of the poems - many of them specially recorded by the poets themselves. Sir Andrew Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 till 2009, and is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, London. Jean Sprackland'sTilt won the Costa Poetry award in 2008. She is a Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Julie Blake is co-Founder and Director of The Full English, an organization based in Bristol which provides support to teachers of English Literature. Mike Dixon is an educational consultant specializing in English in the classroom.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241971624
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart 'The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking' Simon Armitage Two years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide annual competition for secondary schools which asked contestants to learn two or three poems and be judged on their recitations, first at school level, then regional, then in a national final held at London's National Portrait Gallery. It's proved a huge success, with hundreds of schools participating in the first year, and numbers up by 20% in the second. Coinciding with the start of the third year of competition, and published on National Poetry Day whose theme coincidentally in 2014 is Recitation, this Poetry by Heart anthology brings together the pool of poems - 200 altogether - from which contestants make their choices. Specially picked by Motion and his three co-editors, these poems make up a treasure house - of almost-unknown poems and familiar poems from the mainstream; love poems and war poems; funny poems and heartbroken poems; poems that recreate the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon. And all chosen with a view to their being recited out loud. From William Wordsworth to Wilfred Owen, Emily Brontë to Elizabeth Bishop this wonderfully enjoyable anthology will be enjoyed by all ages and includes the best poets from the past to the present day. In a groundbreaking feature, the book includes QR codes which allow readers to use their mobile phones to listen to recordings of the poems - many of them specially recorded by the poets themselves. Sir Andrew Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 till 2009, and is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, London. Jean Sprackland'sTilt won the Costa Poetry award in 2008. She is a Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Julie Blake is co-Founder and Director of The Full English, an organization based in Bristol which provides support to teachers of English Literature. Mike Dixon is an educational consultant specializing in English in the classroom.
The Nation's Favourite Poems
Author: Griff Rhys Jones
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0563387823
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Contains the top 100 poems from a poll conducted by The Bookworm in 1995.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0563387823
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Contains the top 100 poems from a poll conducted by The Bookworm in 1995.
The Classical Weekly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Theory into Poetry
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9401202516
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
At the beginning of the 21st century, there is still no generally accepted comprehensive definition of the lyric or differentiated modern toolkit for its analysis. The reception of poetry is largely characterised either by an empathetic identification of critics with the lyric persona or by exclusive interest in formal patterning. The present volume seeks to remedy this deficit. All the contributors ‘theorise’ the lyric to overcome the impasse of an impressionistic and narrowly formalistic critical debate on the genre. Their papers focus on a variety of different questions: the problem of establishing a framework for definition and classification; the search for dynamic and potent critical approaches; investigations of poetry's cultural performance and its fundamental relevance for the construction of group cohesion. The essays collected in this volume offer a consciously polyphonic range of theories and interpretations, suggesting to the reader a variety of theoretical frameworks and practical illustrations of how a discussion of poetry may be firmly grounded in modern literary theory.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9401202516
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
At the beginning of the 21st century, there is still no generally accepted comprehensive definition of the lyric or differentiated modern toolkit for its analysis. The reception of poetry is largely characterised either by an empathetic identification of critics with the lyric persona or by exclusive interest in formal patterning. The present volume seeks to remedy this deficit. All the contributors ‘theorise’ the lyric to overcome the impasse of an impressionistic and narrowly formalistic critical debate on the genre. Their papers focus on a variety of different questions: the problem of establishing a framework for definition and classification; the search for dynamic and potent critical approaches; investigations of poetry's cultural performance and its fundamental relevance for the construction of group cohesion. The essays collected in this volume offer a consciously polyphonic range of theories and interpretations, suggesting to the reader a variety of theoretical frameworks and practical illustrations of how a discussion of poetry may be firmly grounded in modern literary theory.