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The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950
Helen Gardiner
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Description for The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950
Hardcover. Seven centuries of verse, from 1250 to 1950. Dame Helen Gardner reflects the critical consensus of the day in broadening her choices beyond those of Quiller-Couch's lyrical tastes. The anthology balances poems dealing with public events and historic occasions, poems of private life, and religious, moral. Editor(s): Gardner, Helen. Series: Oxford Books of Verse. Num Pages: 992 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1182.
The New Oxford Book of English Verse is now firmly established as a classic anthology of English poetry. Chosen by the distinguished scholar and critic, Dame Helen Gardner, the book makes available in one volume the full range and variety of English non-dramatic verse. Dame Helen Gardner reflected the critical consensus of the day in broadening her choices beyond those of Quiller-Couch's lyrical tastes, and the anthology balances poems that deal with public events and historic occasions with poems of private life, and religious, moral or political verse with satire and light verse. All the major poets are ... Read more
The New Oxford Book of English Verse is now firmly established as a classic anthology of English poetry. Chosen by the distinguished scholar and critic, Dame Helen Gardner, the book makes available in one volume the full range and variety of English non-dramatic verse. Dame Helen Gardner reflected the critical consensus of the day in broadening her choices beyond those of Quiller-Couch's lyrical tastes, and the anthology balances poems that deal with public events and historic occasions with poems of private life, and religious, moral or political verse with satire and light verse. All the major poets are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Series
Oxford Books of Verse
Condition
New
Number of Pages
992
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198121367
SKU
V9780198121367
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About Helen Gardiner
Dame Helen Gardner was Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, a distinguished scholar and author of books including The Metaphysical Poets, In Defence of the Imagination, and The Art of T. S. Eliot.
Reviews for The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950
`If one had to say where can you find in fewer than 1,000 pages the best of English poetry, here it is. Daily Telegraph `by far the most balanced and most wide-ranging [anthology] we have, offering superlative value to almost every taste' The Times `Dame Helen has seen through this enormous task with affection, wit and wonderful thoroughness.' Times Literary ... Read more