The New Oxford Book Of English Verse
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
Few anthologies have achieved the canonical status of The New Oxford Book of English Verse, a monumental collection that gathers the finest poetry written in the English language from 1250 to 1950. Chosen and edited by the distinguished scholar Helen Gardner, the volume presents an authoritative sweep through seven centuries of literary achievement, from the anonymous medieval lyrics of Middle English to the modernist voices of the twentieth century. Gardner's selection is both personal and principled, restoring poets long neglected by previous editors while reaffirming the indisputable giants — Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Keats, and Eliot among them. The result is a reading experience that illuminates not only the evolution of poetic form, but the very soul of English literary culture. Gardner, a celebrated Oxford academic and editor of John Donne, brings a scholar's rigour and a reader's passion to every page, crafting a collection that is simultaneously a work of literary criticism and a celebration of verse. Her editorial philosophy — privileging lyric intensity, craftsmanship, and enduring resonance — gives the anthology a coherence that many rival volumes lack. Each poem is a carefully chosen jewel, and together they form a mosaic of English-speaking civilisation across the centuries. Whether you are approaching English poetry for the first time or revisiting old favourites, this collection promises discoveries that will linger long after the final page is turned.
Author: Helen Gardner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Oxford University Press
Genre: Poetry
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
Few anthologies have achieved the canonical status of The New Oxford Book of English Verse, a monumental collection that gathers the finest poetry written in the English language from 1250 to 1950. Chosen and edited by the distinguished scholar Helen Gardner, the volume presents an authoritative sweep through seven centuries of literary achievement, from the anonymous medieval lyrics of Middle English to the modernist voices of the twentieth century. Gardner's selection is both personal and principled, restoring poets long neglected by previous editors while reaffirming the indisputable giants — Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Keats, and Eliot among them. The result is a reading experience that illuminates not only the evolution of poetic form, but the very soul of English literary culture. Gardner, a celebrated Oxford academic and editor of John Donne, brings a scholar's rigour and a reader's passion to every page, crafting a collection that is simultaneously a work of literary criticism and a celebration of verse. Her editorial philosophy — privileging lyric intensity, craftsmanship, and enduring resonance — gives the anthology a coherence that many rival volumes lack. Each poem is a carefully chosen jewel, and together they form a mosaic of English-speaking civilisation across the centuries. Whether you are approaching English poetry for the first time or revisiting old favourites, this collection promises discoveries that will linger long after the final page is turned.