The perfect introduction to poetry, The Poetry Book offers a fascinating exploration of more than 90 of the worlds greatest poetic works.Discover poems in all their many guises, from the epics of the ancient world through Renaissance sonnets to modernist masterpieces such as The Waste Land, and the key works of the last 50 years, including And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou and Derek Walcotts Omeros.Using the Big Ideas series trademark combination of clear explanation, witty infographics, and inspirational quotes, The Poetry Book unlocks the key ideas, themes, imagery, and structural techniques behind even the most complex of poems, in clear and simple terms, setting each work in its historical, social, cultural, and literary context. Dive into the passionate world of poetry to discoverCOMPREHENSIVE Brings together a curated selection of the most celebrated and important poems ever written, majoring on Englishlanguage poetryANALYTICAL Provides critical analysis of form, structure, and style, exploring the trademark themes and subjects of the poets who wrote them, and using each poem as a route into wider literary trends, poetic movements and schools, and related poetsGRAPHIC APPROACH Combines creative typography, graphics, and clear text to explore the worlds most famous and important poems, and the people behind them, in a unique wayEYECATCHING Thoughtprovoking graphics and flowcharts explore form and structure, and the central concepts behind each work QUOTATIONS Features...

Binding: Hardback;336 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd; Classification: DC; Weight: 1216 g; Dimensions: 240 x 202 x 24

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