The English Parnassus: An Anthology Chiefly Of Longer Poems
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A landmark anthology of English verse, The English Parnassus: An Anthology Chiefly Of Longer Poems presents a carefully curated treasury of the finest extended poems in the English literary tradition, assembled by two distinguished scholars of literature. Rather than privileging brief lyric fragments, the collection champions the sustained poetic achievement, showcasing epic, narrative, and meditative works that demand and reward the reader's full attention. The selection illustrates the remarkable breadth of English poetry from its earliest roots through to the modern era, tracing the evolution of form, voice, and theme across centuries of literary history. Authoritative in its editorial vision and rich in its scholarly sensibility, the anthology argues implicitly that the longer poem represents one of the highest expressions of the English poetic imagination, offering readers an immersive and intellectually rewarding encounter with the canon at its most ambitious.
Author: W. Macneile Dixon And H. J. C. Grierson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1911, Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Genre: Anthology
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A landmark anthology of English verse, The English Parnassus: An Anthology Chiefly Of Longer Poems presents a carefully curated treasury of the finest extended poems in the English literary tradition, assembled by two distinguished scholars of literature. Rather than privileging brief lyric fragments, the collection champions the sustained poetic achievement, showcasing epic, narrative, and meditative works that demand and reward the reader's full attention. The selection illustrates the remarkable breadth of English poetry from its earliest roots through to the modern era, tracing the evolution of form, voice, and theme across centuries of literary history. Authoritative in its editorial vision and rich in its scholarly sensibility, the anthology argues implicitly that the longer poem represents one of the highest expressions of the English poetic imagination, offering readers an immersive and intellectually rewarding encounter with the canon at its most ambitious.