The Essential Poetry Collection - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789508584 ISBN 13: 9781789508581

Publisher: Arcturus, 2020

Synopsis

This beautiful box set contains anthologies of poems by ten of the best-known poets from across the ages. Ideal for anyone interested in learning more about poetry or for those who have already enjoyed some poets but want to become familiar with more of the greats, this set includes the work of Shelley, Keats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Wordsworth, Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, W B Yeats and Edward Lear. In addition, there is a handy journal so that readers can record their thoughts on reading a poem for the first time or even be inspired to being writing poems themselves. By turns, soulful, charming or humorous, these works have thrilled generations of readers and will continue to do so for many years to come.

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About the Author

Among the poets whose work is included in this box set, the earliest to have lived is John Donne (1572-1631), one of the great Metaphysical poets of his age. For the most part, the remaining writers were all active during the 19th century. Shelley, Keats and Wordsworth showcase the Romantic poets with the like of 'Ode to a Nightingale' and 'To a skylark'. While Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman embody the spirit of America with acute observations of the world around them, both in terms of nature and the urban landscape. Wit and humour are provided in abundance by the renowned playwright Oscar Wilde and Edward Lear, whose charming and fantastical imagination run wild in his nonsense verse.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789508584
• ISBN 13: 9781789508581
• Binding: Paperback