The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry (Hardcover)

by Carl Woodring (Editor), James Shapiro (Editor) "Perhaps thirty thousand lines of Old English poetry, transcribed in a hundred or so manuscripts, have survived to give us a sense of the rich..." (more)
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YA?A one-volume anthology that contains major British poetry from Beowulf to the present day. Poets receive a short biographical introduction along with their poetry. Schools will find this a fine, comprehensive source. It includes more female poets than most comparable anthologies, and is conducive to browsing. Major poems such as Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Britain's best-loved poems, and newly rediscovered poems are part of this collection.
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"Among the countless anthologies of poetry, one always looks for a book in which both scholarship and taste contribute at the highest levels. For anyone who writes or reads poetry, or has the sensibility to be drawn to it, this is the book." -- James Dickey

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• Hardcover: 891 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231101805
• ISBN-13: 978-0231101806
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.9 inches
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