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English Poetry Its Principles and Progress with Representative Masterpieces and Notes

English Poetry Its Principles and Progress with Representative Masterpieces and Notes

Young, Clement C.
Gayley, Charles Mills

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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral PoetryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1162808497
ISBN13: 9781162808499
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 708
Weight: 2.05
Height: 1.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
English Poetry: Its Principles and Progress with Representative Masterpieces and Notes by Charles Mills Gayley is a comprehensive guide to the study of English poetry. The book covers the principles, history, and development of English poetry, from its origins to the present day. It includes representative masterpieces from major poets such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Tennyson, as well as lesser-known poets. The book provides detailed analysis and commentary on each poem, helping readers to understand the techniques and themes employed by the poets. The author also discusses the various schools of poetry, including romanticism, Victorianism, and modernism, and how they have influenced the development of English poetry. This book is an essential resource for students of English literature, as well as anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of English poetry.1918. From the Preface: This book is designed to serve as a kind of compendium or manual, not only for students and teachers, but for the general reader who takes interest in the materials and history of the higher English poetry, and seeks a simple statement of its principles in relation to life, conduct, and art. Contents include: The Principles of Poetry; English Poetry Progress and Masterpieces: Historical Basis; and a selection of Poetry from The Fourteenth through The Nineteenth Centuries. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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