Author: Kojo E. SenanuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A Selection of African Poetry
Poems of England
Author: Hereford Brooke GeorgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patriotic poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A Selection from the Poetry
Author: Elizabeth Barrett BrowningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Lives of the Poets
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191622737
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
'If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes to write A Life, he must represent it really as it was.' In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English Literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives - of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope - are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most humanly diverting. This selection of the Lives of ten of the most important poets draws its text from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Book of Poems (Selection)/Libro de poemas (Selección)
Author: Federico García LorcaPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117685
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The passionate life and violent death of Federico Garcia Lorca (1898–1936) retain an enduring fascination for readers around the world. Murdered by Nationalists at the outset of the Spanish Civil War, Lorca died at the peak of his creative powers. He remains his country's most widely translated writer, surpassed only by Cervantes in terms of critical commentary. This selection includes 55 of the 68 poems that comprised Lorca's 1921 Libro de poemas, all of them in their entirety and in their original sequence. Imbued with the spirit and folklore of the poet's native Andalusia, these verses feature the most complex spiritual content of any of Lorca's works. Editor Stanley Appelbaum provides sensitive, accurate English translations on the pages facing the original Spanish, as well as an informative introduction to the author's life and oeuvre, plus notes on the individual poems. An outstanding resource for students and teachers of Spanish language and literature, this compilation will enchant any lover of poetry.
Subjects in Poetry
Author: Daniel BrownPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807176672
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Daniel Brown’s Subjects in Poetry is the first book to examine the broad and imposing topic of poetic subject matter, probing both what poems are about and how that influences the way they're made. It comprises one poet’s attempt to plumb the nature of his art, to ask how the selection of material remains a crucial yet unexplored area of poetic craft, and to suggest the vast range of possible subjects for poems. The book begins by venturing a novel definition of “subject,” derived from Robert Frost’s dictum that poetry constitutes an “art of having something to say.” Brown posits that a poem can say something by expressing, evoking, or addressing. He considers each of these ways-of-saying in turn, first defining it and then looking at poems in which it predominates. Brown next makes a wide-ranging case for the value of subjects to poems, poets, and the art of poetry, especially at a time when many poems appear subjectless. He concludes the book with practical guidance on finding subjects, improving them, and realizing their potential. Replete with thoughtful readings of poems both classic and contemporary, Subjects in Poetry should appeal to poets across all levels and readers interested in understanding the art and practice of poetry.
I Am Becoming
Author: Jason PettyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780692508473
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
I Am Becoming is the photojournalistic journey of Propaganda's poetry through the lens of Oakland-raised Kristopher Squints. Most of Prop's poetry has only existed in the sphere of musical performance until this point. This book is an expression of their shared passion for literature, visual arts, and cultural reformation.
Selected Poems
Author: Mary RueflePublisher: Wave Books
ISBN: 1933517565
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A career-defining retrospective by a much-beloved contemporary master.
A Selection from the Great English Poets
Author: Sherwin CodyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Author: William Morris