Who Is Ozymandias?: And other Puzzles in Poetry - Hardcover

Fuller, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0701184574 ISBN 13: 9780701184575

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 2011

Synopsis

Part of the pleasure of poetry is unravelling the mysteries and difficulties it contains and solving the puzzles that lie within. Who, for instance, is Ozymandias? What is the Snark? Who is the Emperor of Ice-Cream? Or indeed, who is 'you' in a poem?

In this perceptive and playful new book, acclaimed poet John Fuller looks at some of our greatest poems and considers the number of individual puzzles at their heart, casting light on how we should approach these conundrums as readers. From riddling to double entendres, mysterious titles to red herrings, Fuller unpicks the puzzles in works that range from Browning to Bishop, Empson to Eliot, Shelley to Stevens, to help us reach the rewards and revelations that lie at the centre of some of our best-loved poems.

About this title

Review:

"Fuller's introduction is a sharp-witted miracle of concise comprehensiveness." --Booklist on The Oxford Book of Sonnets

Book Description:

An intelligent yet playful look at some of the most teasing and mystifying puzzles in poetry -- a delightful addition to any poetry-lover's shelf.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0701184574
• ISBN 13: 9780701184575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256