Reading Poetry: A Complete Coursebook

Reading Poetry provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the art of reading poetry, discussing over 200 poems by 100 writers from ancient Greece and China to the twenty-first century. It offers new examples and exercises, chapters on 'world poetry' and 'eco-poetry,' and an emphasis on American poetry. The seventeen chapters constitute a complete apprenticeship in reading poetry, suitable for individual study or as a textbook for university and college classes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 644 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Reading Poetry is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the art of reading poetry, covering over 200 poems by over 100 writers from ancient Greece and China to the twenty-first century. The book introduces readers to the skills and critical and theoretical awareness necessary to enjoy and gain insight into poetry. This third edition has been extensively updated to reflect current developments in poetry and poetic criticism. It includes new examples and exercises, chapters on "world poetry" and "eco-poetry," and a greater emphasis on American poetry, including the impact of traditional Chinese poetry on modern American poetry.

The seventeen carefully staged chapters of Reading Poetry constitute a complete apprenticeship in reading poetry, guiding readers from specific features of form and figurative language to broader concerns with genre, intertextuality, Caribbean poetry, world poetry, and the role poetry can play in responding to the ecological crisis. The book includes workshop exercises at the end of each chapter, an extensive glossary of poetic and critical terms, and a comprehensive analysis and discussion of 122 poems, with 122 of them quoted in full.

Reading Poetry is suitable for individual study or as a comprehensive textbook for university and college classes. It provides a thorough and engaging introduction to the world of poetry, enabling readers to appreciate and understand this rich and complex art form.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367820039
Edition number: 3 ed