Rudyard Kipling Collected Poems (Wordsworth Poetry Library)

Rudyard Kipling

ISBN 10: 1853264059 / ISBN 13: 9781853264054

Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1994

Seller Inventory # mon0000047215

Synopsis:

Introduction and Notes by R.T. Jones, Honorary Fellow of the University of York.

This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) includes all the poems contained in the Definitive Edition of 1940. In his lifetime, Kipling was widely regarded as the unofficial Poet Laureate, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. His poetry is striking for its many rhythms and popular forms of speech, and Kipling was equally at home with dramatic monologues and extended ballads.

He is often thought of as glorifying war, militarism, and the British Empire, but an attentive reading of the poems does not confirm that view. This edition reprints George Orwell's hard-hitting account of Kipling's poems, first published in 1942, and generally regarded as one of the most important contributions to critical discussion of Kipling.

Synopsis: This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling contains all of his verse. His poetry uses many rhythms and popular forms of speech, ranging from dramatic monologues to extended ballads. Often mistakenly branded as a fascist, Kipling's attitudes changed over the years, revealing a darker side.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rudyard Kipling Collected Poems (Wordsworth ...
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good