The Penguin Book of English Song
seven centuries of poetry from chaucer to auden
$31.82
- Paperback
976 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2018
Summary
A Symphony of Words: The Penguin Book of English Song
An anthology of some of the greatest poetry in the English language
Poetry and music have been associated with each other from the very beginning. The Penguin Book of English Song draws together a great variety of English poetry (including Irish, Scots and Welsh writers) that has reached a wider audience through the magic of music. Richard Stokes’s rich anthology of verse stretches from the fourteenth century to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141982540 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141982543 |
| Author: | Richard Stokes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 976 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 661g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 45mm |
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About The Author
Richard Stokes
Richard Stokes is Professor of Lieder at the Royal Academy of Music. His previous books include The Book of Lieder and J. S. Bach- The Complete Cantatas and he is co-author of A French Song Companion and The Spanish Song Companion, all of which are much admired by musicians and concert-goers. His English versions of Wozzeck, Lulu, Parsifal and La Voix Humaine, and his translations from Kafka, Kleist and Jules Renard, have also been widely acclaimed.
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