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An Introduction to English Poetry - Hardcover

Fenton, James

 
9780670911004: An Introduction to English Poetry

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A basic introduction to English poetry by one of our foremost poets and critics, and former Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Fenton takes Chaucer as his starting point, and offers a helpful guide to students and general readers alike. He explains the basics of rhythm and meter, and how certain genres have been fashionable at particular moments in history. Alive always to the social and literary context, but concentrating on some of the classic texts, Fenton offers a wonderful introduction to one of the glories of world literature.

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Until recently James Fenton was Professor of Poetry at Oxford. A former political journalist (he was south-east Asia correspondent for the Independent), he also served as drama critic for the Sunday Times for seven years, and writes regularly on artfor the New Yorker. He has published four books of poems in Penguin. He lives outside Oxford and in London WC1.

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