The History of English Poetry
Peter Whitfield
Sep 2009 · Naxos AudioBooks · Narrated by Derek Jacobi
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8 hr 5 min
Unabridged
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Great poetry can indeed outlast stone and the glory of princes, and the English poetic tradition is perhaps the richest in the world. This audiobook tells the story of that tradition through its towering figuresÊÐ Spenser and Shakespeare, Milton and Dryden, Wordsworth and Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson and EliotÊÐ and through scores of other poets. Clear and accessible, blending criticism with imagination and illustrated with scores of quotations, this new history will delight all who care about the past and the future of English poetry.
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