Binding: Paperback
Description: Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy and from around the English - speaking world it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry. Exploring poetry's relationship to everyday language and introducing major genres and technical aspects in an accessible way it is a clear introduction to how different types of poetry work through the study of details and of whole poems. With a revised chapter on the different practices and ideas in the writing of poetry now including sections on film poetry and digital poetics this is a must read for all students of English Literature.
Title: Poetry: The Basics
Author(s): Wainwright Jeffrey (Manchester Metropolitan University Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138823365
Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Date: 11/9/2015
Series: The Basics
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets