I Have No Gun but I Can Spit
I Have No Gun but I Can Spit
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Summary
Looks at satire and invective in English poetry. The book examines a range of poets from Dryden and Swift, to Christopher Logue and Roger McGough, all of whom have shown a talent for voicing their outrage in the face of smugness, hypocrisy, overweening power and philistinism.
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I Have No Gun but I Can Spit by Kenneth Baker
With the "Faber Book of English History in Verse" and his collection of poems and parodies, "Unauthorized Versions", Kenneth Baker, the Home Secretary, is an established editor and anthologist. In this book he turns his attention to the field of satire and invective. From Dryden and Swift, to Christopher Logue and Roger McGough, English poets have shown a special talent for voicing their outrage and contempt in the face of smugness, hypocrisy, overweening power, philistinism and all the vices and foibles of public life.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571162352 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571162355 |
| Title | I Have No Gun but I Can Spit |
| Author | Kenneth Baker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1991-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |