Poetry: The Basics

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey Wainwright is a poet! translator! and critic. He taught for many years at Manchester Metropolitan University where he was Professor in the Department of English until 2008. Zusammenfassung Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Because there is language there is poetry2. Deliberate Space3. Tones of Voice4. Measures5. 'Free Verse'6. Rhyme7. Stanza8. Image - Imagination - Inspiration9. Writing a Poem Now: Philosophies Of CompositionConclusionGlossary

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Wainwright, Wainwright Jeffrey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138823358
• ISBN: 978-1-138-82335-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: BASICS
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets