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Poetry: An Introduction

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I have recently been reading Ibsen in the Michael Meyer translations and have been very much impressed. So I was really pleased when I found this poetry text by him on Amazon.

Except that it was by a different Michael Meyer. Amazon seems to be putting all the Michael Meyers together in their search function.

Oh well. It's a really wonderful book. I'm not in college, but I realized that I have never learned to appreciate poetry as much as I would like, although I am a big fan of epic poems. I ordered this book to help me to understand poetry better and this book really fills the bill.

So, although I ordered the wrong book, I got just what I wanted.

Highly recommended.

Most of the textbooks I have read and perused on either literature or poetry are so boring as to lead one to wonder if the author(s) have learned anything about writing from the great works they espouse. This book is actually enjoyable to read, and I found myself almost saddened when I reached the end of the assigned reading for the day - I generally read ahead, just for fun. The bulk of the book is poetry, with no more commentary than a few thought questions at the end of each poem. I was very impressed by the restraint used in allowing the student to form their own close readings of the poems. The technical aspects of poetry are treated by showing interesting and perfectly suited examples - synecdoche, iamb, and the various forms are all treated in such a way that the student is actually encouraged and excited to find them in poems they read.

Overall, a wonderful introduction to poetry book, and, after the class is over, a wonderful anthology of important and beautiful poems.

I purchased this book for my daughter, who is a senior in college. The price was a lot cheaper than what the bookstore on campus would have charged. I liked having the option of buying the book from Amazon vs. the bookstore!

This book is a wonderful resource for my English class. It has explanations for some of the poems, which can be very helpful if the poems are confusing. You can even look up the poems in the back of the book by first lines.

It arrived in the condition described. It was fine. Nothing bad to say about the seller or the book.

The book was in the condition that was specified...excellect! It was also shipped in a timely manner...I recieved it within two days, just in time for my class!!! I would order from this vendor again.

Excellent quality. It was a text book needed for a college class.