The Great Modern Poets

Informationen zum Autor Michael Schmidt is Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University. He also runs the important poetry publisher, Carcanet Press, and is the author of The Story of Poetry and The First Poets. Michael Schmidt is Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University. He also runs the important poetry publisher, Carcanet Press, and is the author of The Story of Poetry and The First Poets. Klappentext An essential introduction to the most significant poems and their works since 1900 Reproduced within this collection are some of the greatest poems of the 20th century, featuring works from major writers such as T.S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath to Langston Hughes and W.B. Yeats. For each, Michael Schmidt provides an insight into their themes and the background to their work, opening for the reader a deeper understanding and enjoyment of these extraordinary poems. Poets include: W.B. Yeats Robert Frost Edward Thomas Philip Larkin T.S. Eliot Ted Hughes Langston Hughes Sylvia Plath C.S Sisson Derek Walcott Ezra Pound & many more! Vorwort An essential introduction to the most significant poems from the twentieth century - from Thomas Hardy and W.B Yeats to Sylvia Plath and Langston Hughes. Zusammenfassung An essential introduction to the most significant poems from the twentieth century - from Thomas Hardy and W.B Yeats to Sylvia Plath and Langston Hughes.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Schmidt
• Assisted by: Michael Schmidt (Editor)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.01.2024
• EAN: 9781529434156
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-3415-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Mixed anthologies; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Modern and contemporary fiction, Poetry anthologies (various poets)