This critical study of seven metaphysical poets challenges the postmodernist assumption that no definite or constant self can be traced in the works of a writer, maintaining the primacy of individual choice and the interplay of personal modes
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A Book of Peace: An Anthology
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In this book, Bate introduces us to the diet of swans, the quest for inner peace in ancient Chinese poetry, the English seaside and the summer Mediterranean, a rose garden and a snow-covered moor.
Hokusai: One Hundred Poets
Notes | The compliments are taken from among the titles of poems dedicated to Aphra Behn on the publication of her Poems Upon Several Occasions ( 1684 ) . See Montague Summers , ed . , The Works of Aphra Behn , 6 vols .
"Full edition of Wordsworth's poetry."--Page 4 of cover.
In poems such as 'Michael', 'The Old Cumberland Beggar', 'Resolution and Independence' and the other Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth forged a style and vocabulary to express the experiences of people previously ignored by literature--beggars, ...
William Wordsworth Roger Sharrock. Prospectus to The Recluse S 10 On Man , on Nature , and on Human Life , Musing in solitude , I oft perceive Fair trains of imagery before me rise , Accompanied by feelings of delight Pure , or with no ...
Bestselling series of portable anthologies, contains selected poetry and prose from some of the most famous English and Scottish poets. An attractive six-pocket display pack is also available.