The Dog in British Poetry

Maynard, Leonard, R.

ISBN 10: 0811842460 / ISBN 13: 9780811842464

Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2005

About this Item

Stated first Chronicle Books LLC edition published 2005. Originally published in 1893 by David Nutt. Complete number line beginning with "1'. Dust jacket is clean and bright. No tears or creases. Now mylar-protected. Boards are clean, spine is tight and corners square. Previous owner's gift dedication inked on inside front board. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. Not price clipped, remaindered or library withdrawn. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dog in British Poetry
• Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, USA
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811842460
• ISBN 13: 9780811842464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition, first Printing
  • Poetry

About this title

Synopsis

Originally published in 1893, this utterly charming book collects more than 200 poems from British literature celebrating our faithful canine companions as they hunt, romp, chew, and wait patiently for their master's voice. The first ever collection of poetry on dogs (which its editor proudly dedicated "to the cynics"), The Dog in British Poetry is a heartfelt labor of love. Including notable work by great and lesser-known British poets through the end of the 19th century (Byron, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Browning, Tennyson, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Blake, Butler, Wordsworth), this authoritative anthology also includes an appendix of scholarly notes on the poems, and delightful touches such as indexes of the poems by dog breed and the dog's name (Nina, Oscar, Snowball, Trouncer, Wag). Combining just the right amount of tweedy charm and playful celebration, and sure to please dog-lovers, Anglophiles, and readers of every breed, The Dog in British Poetry, in print again anew, gives the dog his day, his due.

About the Author

R. Maynard Leonard was a prolific anthologist and scholar (publishing a number of titles with Oxford) who persevered in the face of literary ridicule to bring this wonderful book to "the great dog-loving public."