Isbn: 9780857382467 - The Great Modern Poets: An Anthology of the Best Poets and Poetry Since 1900 (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Great Modern Poets and CD is the perfect introduction to the finest poetry of the 20th century. This ideal gift is now complete with an 80-minute audio CD featuring original recordings of 29 inspiring poems, read by their authors. Here the listener will find beautiful verse by the greatest poets of the modern era, including: W.B Yeats' The Lake Isle of Innisfree; Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening; Wallace Stevens' Not Ideas About the Thing But the Thing Itself; T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock; John Betjeman's A Shropshire Lad and The Licorice Fields at Pontefract; W.H. Auden's The Shield of Achilles; Dylan Thomas' A Refusal to Mourn.; Ted Hughes' Thrushes; Sylvia Plath's Daddy; and a special full-length reading of Howl by Allen Ginsburg, among many other much-loved classics. Accompanying the CD is a beautifully illustrated book containing over 150 complete and unabridged poems, covering Thomas Hardy, W.B. Yeats, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, The War Poets, E.E. Cummings, W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Ezra Proud, Sylvia Plath, and many more. Each chapter comprises introductory quotations, an illustration, a biography of the poet, a selection of their key poems and simple explanations of the themes. With an introduction that suggests ways to appreciate the poems, and a glossary that demystifies the concepts and movements of modern poetry, The Great Modern Poets and CD is an ideal welcome to the pleasures and insights poetry has to offer. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 7755717. 1784735330. 7/22/2026 3:48:50 PM.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A first impression of the first edition published in 2008, which has a CD attached to the front pastedown in a plastic pocket. An earlier edition without the CD appeared in 2006. ***A near fine copy - appears unread - just light production creases to the title page - in illustrated laminated boards with a matching dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also fine with no inscriptions or annotations. Produced using nice quality photographic paper with no marks, creases or tears. Pages clean. ***In a fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £14.99. The dustwrapper has no obvious faults, just the slightest of rubbing at the extremities. No chips, creases or tears. No fading. ***272mm x 195mm. 224 pages including a two-page Glossary at the back of the book. ***'Here is the perfect introduction to the best poems written since the start of the 20th century, their authors and their themes. Over 150 essential poems are accompanied by a brief discussion by poetry authority Michael Schmidt that provides insight, observations and the historical context for each poet and their work. With an introduction that suggests ways to appreciate the poems, and a glossary that demystifies the concepts and movements of modern poetry, "The Great Modern Poets" is an ideal welcome to the pleasures and insights poetry has to offer.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first impression of the first edition of this work which includes the audio CD - in immaculate condition. A very comprehensive anthology of modern poetry. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

2. Aufl. 1 CD in Hülle auf Innenseite des vorderen Einbanddeckels, zahlreiche sw. Porträtabbildungen, der versammelten Dichter, 224 S. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Gr.-8°, OPappband mit OSchutzumschlag und OBauchbinde, sehr gut.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cd-Room included. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.