Longman Anthology of Poetry
L. McMahon

This major new poetry anthology blends the best selections from the poetic tradition with a wide range of contemporary works, thematic casebooks, and engaging essays that contextualize poetry century by century. Featuring a breathtaking scope of poetry from the English-speaking world, this diverse collection brings unparalleled historical and cultural background to the study of poetry, including discussions of the poetic conventions of the time and the poetic "fingerprints" of particular poets. Introductions by respected scholars provide historical context and thematic casebooks provide insight into key literary movements and demonstrate to students how to write effectively about poetry.Student-friendly introductions to each century (two for the 20th Century) discuss crucial historical and sociocultural factors to help students see how culture, politics, economics, and historical events interact with the poems. Numerous multi-national and multi-cultural selections feature Commonwealth and post-colonial writers, including poets from India, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Caribbean. A broad range of poetic styles-including more 20th Century poems than any other major poetry compilation-show students what contemporary critics and audiences value in more recent works. Three thematic casebooks focus on specific poems, themes, and approaches, serving as role models for student essays. Casebooks include "The Need to Please: Poetry and Patronage at the Court of Queen Elizabeth," "Eighteenth-Century London: Poetry and the City," "The Poetics of Power."Judicious footnoting allows students to interpret the poems without imposing an editorial bias. An essay on versification provides fundamental information on poetic forms, with references to poems in the anthology that illustrate the forms.

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Wydawnictwo: angielskie
Data wydania: b.d
Kategoria: Literatura piękna
ISBN: 978-0-321-11725-0
Liczba stron: 0