Poetry - 2nd Edition by John Strachan & Richard Terry (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Based on the authors' extensive teaching experience, this volume provides a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Quickly equips readers with the strategies to understand and deepen their engagement with individual poemsPraise for the first edition: 'Wide-ranging, provocative, and thorough, Strachan and Terry provide the student with all the tools necessary for the study of poetry. I can think of no other volume that offers the reader so much in so few pages. This is the text of choice for all students and teachers of the subject.'Duncan Wu, University of Glasgow Based on their extensive teaching experience, the authors provide a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout. o Packed full of examples, from the work of Shakespeare to Edwin Morgan and from Sylvia Plath to John Agardo Detailed index of poets, works, terms, forms & conceptso Full glossary of poetic terms, from /acatalectic/ to /wrenched accent/, with cross-references and page references of examplesNew for this edition: o End-of-chapter exercises and follow-up research taskso New readings of modern women's poetryo Section on How to Write Poetry with exerciseso Suggestions for further reading - both books and websites<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>AUTHOR-APPROVED BLURB AUTHORS SEEKING 2 FURTHER ENDORSEMENTS Second Edition [Flash] 'This is the text of choice for all students and teachers of poetry'. Professor Duncan Wu, Georgetown University, US 'An essential tool for students and prospective writers of poetry'. Professor Diego Saglia, University of Parma, Italy The only introductory book to cover both the study and the writing of poetry Based on their extensive teaching experience, the authors provide a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout. The book begins with a brief history of English verse and ends with an extensive glossary of poetical terms. New for this edition: * A chapter on Writing Poetry including 'Poets on Poetry' and 'Forty practical tips' on writing your own poetry * Practical exercises at the end of each chapter based on poems such as Carol Ann Duffy's 'Mrs Sisyphus', 'Wish You Were Here' by Colette Bryce, and Thomas Hardy's 'Thoughts of Phena at News of her Death' * New readings of individual poems including Gray's 'Elegy', Milton's <i>Paradise Lost</i>, T. S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land', and Adrienne Rich's 'Transcendental Etude' * A guide to Further Reading John Strachan is Professor of Romantic Literature at the University of Sunderland. Richard Terry is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature at Northumbria University.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'This is the text of choice for all students and teachers of poetry'.Professor Duncan Wu, Georgetown University, US--Duncan Wu<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>John Strachan is Professor of English at the University of Sunderland. <p>Richard Terry was Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature at Northumbria University, having previously worked for many years at the University of Sunderland. He has written numerous articles on aspects of eighteenth-century literature, as well as producing major studies on literary historiography, mock-heroic writing, and the allegation of plagiarism during the period.<p>
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