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The Penguin Book of English Verse
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The Penguin Book of English Verse Paperback - 2005

by Paul Keegan (Editor)


Summary

This revolutionary collection abandons the traditional poet-by-poet approach of most anthologies, presenting seven centuries of English verse as an uninterrupted sequence of poems ordered according to their first individual appearance in the language. The result is a more continuous view of English verse that reveals a fascinating new chronology. Furthermore, this volume chronicles the evolution of English verse in linguistic and historical-rather than only biographical-terms, presenting the texts with original spelling and punctuation. Through the words of the well known and the anonymous, in epitaphs, ballads, folk poetry, and nonsense verse, this definitive anthology gives readers the true voice of English poetry as it has developed from the fourteenth to the late twentieth century.

From the publisher

Spanning seven centuries, this ambitious and revelatory collection turns the traditional chronology of anthologies on its head, listing poems according to their first individual appearance in the language rather than by poet. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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  • Title The Penguin Book of English Verse
  • Author Paul Keegan (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Ed
  • Pages 1184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, London, United Kingdom
  • Date July 26, 2005
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780140424546 / 0140424547
  • Weight 1.72 lbs (0.78 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.16 x 2.06 in (19.71 x 13.11 x 5.23 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Dewey Decimal Code 821.008

About the author

Paul Keegan is Poetry Editor at Faber and Faber.
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