The Penguin Book of English Verse
$57.14
- Paperback
1184 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2004
Summary
First time in Black Classics for this celebrated and critically-acclaimed anthology.
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140424546 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140424547 |
| Author: | P.J. Keegan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1184 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 796g |
| Dimensions: | 54mm x 132mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘an exceptionally rich collection. Even the best-read will find poets in it who are new to them…’ - John Carey, Sunday Times
’… assiduously researched, deftly managed and exhilaratingly ramified, [this] is a landmark anthology, perhaps the last great one-volume work of its kind’ - TLS
‘Keegan arranges the poems, rather than the authors, in chronological order; a radical manoeuvre with a startlingly vivifying effect’ - John Lanchester, Daily Telegraph
‘this big book is welcome: serious, wide-ranging and sometimes surprising… a book you should buy, and read, and argue with’ - Anthony Thwaite, Sunday Telegraph
‘Keegan’s book is rich with discoveries and reclaimings… [a] very exciting, bold new book.’ - James Wood, Guardian
‘This anthology is a huge joy. [Keegan] shows the scholarship his system requires, and great taste besides.’ - Tom Payne, Daily Telegraph
P.J. Keegan
Paul Keegan is Poetry Editor at Faber and Faber.
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