Reading Poetry: An Introduction - Softcover

Furniss, Tom; Bath, Michael

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Reading Poetry provides an introduction to the ideas and techniques that can help students produce informed and exciting readings of poetry. A wide spectrum of examples has been included, ranging from fifteenth-century lyrics and ballads to contemporary poetry from all over the English-speaking world.

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Key Benefit: Reading Poetry provides an introduction to the ideas and techniques that can help one produce informed and exciting readings of poetry. Key Topics: The poetic examples examined in the book draw on a wide spectrum of poetry in English, ranging from the fifteenth-century lyrics and ballads to contemporary poetry from various parts of the English-Speaking world. Arguments and discussions are supported throughout by analytic examples and case studies. `Canonical' poems read alongside the poetry of marginalized groups in order to facilitate comparison and discussion. Market: For poetry enthusiasts.

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ISBN 10:  0582894204 ISBN 13:  9780582894204
Publisher: Routledge, 2007
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