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Thomas Campion
Charles Simic
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Paperback. Thomas Campion (1567-1620) was born in London and educated at Cambridge. He studied law at Gray's Inn and was a poet and composer - a contemporary not only of Shakespeare, Drayton, Marlowe and Jonson, but also of Byrd, Morley, Gibbons and Dowland. In 1591, five of his songs appeared in the unauthorised version of Sidney's "Astrophel and Stella". Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVH; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 82.
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.
Thomas Campion (1567-1620) was born in London and educated at Cambridge. He studied law at Gray's Inn, and was both a poet and composer - a contemporary not only of Shakespeare, Drayton, Marlowe and Jonson, but also of Byrd, Morley, Gibbons and Dowland. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Poet to Poet
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571236640
SKU
9780571236640
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Ref
99-4
About Charles Simic
Charles Simic was born in 1938 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and emigrated to the United States in 1954. His first collection was published in 1971, and in the three decades that have followed he has received numerous awards and honours for his work, including the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN International Award for translation. Since 1973, Simic has taught English at ... Read more
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