The Poetry Handbook by John Lennard

The Poetry Handbook by John Lennard

Offering a guide to the poet's craft, this second edition provides a useful introduction to practical criticism for students. Chapters on each element of poetry offer a general account and end by looking at different poems, to build up sustained analytical readings.

Lennard succeeds in being as exhaustive as he can possibly be.. * Caroline Bertoneche, Universite de Provence *
Very readable... gives and excellent overview of poetry in English and will explain rhythm, metre and style. * The Observer, February 2006 *

John Lennard has taught at the universities of London and Cambridge, and for the Open University. He has published three books: But I Digress (1991), the best-selling Poetry Handbook (1996) and The Drama Handbook (2002). He is presently Dean of the Shakespeare Programme at the British-American Drama Academy in London; on the Global Virtual Faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University; and teaches for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

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ISBN 13	9780199265381
ISBN 10	0199265380
Title	The Poetry Handbook
Author	John Lennard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2006-01-05
Number of pages	448
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