The Oxford Book Of English Verse: 1250-1900
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Few anthologies have shaped the English-speaking world's relationship with poetry as profoundly as The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900 — a landmark collection that chronicles over six centuries of verse, from the medieval lyrics of the thirteenth century to the romantic and Victorian masters of the nineteenth. Chosen and edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch, this essential volume presents a sweeping panorama of the English poetic tradition, gathering the finest works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Keats, Shelley, and scores of other immortal voices into a single, authoritative canon. Quiller-Couch, himself a distinguished critic and man of letters, brings an elegant editorial sensibility to his selections, balancing the grand monuments of English poetry with lesser-known gems that illuminate the full richness of the tradition. First published by the Clarendon Press in 1900, the anthology quickly became the definitive popular edition of English verse and a staple of classrooms and studies for generations. Its influence on literary taste and the formation of the poetic canon remains immeasurable — making it not merely a collection, but a cultural monument that continues to reward every reader who opens its pages.
Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Few anthologies have shaped the English-speaking world's relationship with poetry as profoundly as The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900 — a landmark collection that chronicles over six centuries of verse, from the medieval lyrics of the thirteenth century to the romantic and Victorian masters of the nineteenth. Chosen and edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch, this essential volume presents a sweeping panorama of the English poetic tradition, gathering the finest works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Keats, Shelley, and scores of other immortal voices into a single, authoritative canon. Quiller-Couch, himself a distinguished critic and man of letters, brings an elegant editorial sensibility to his selections, balancing the grand monuments of English poetry with lesser-known gems that illuminate the full richness of the tradition. First published by the Clarendon Press in 1900, the anthology quickly became the definitive popular edition of English verse and a staple of classrooms and studies for generations. Its influence on literary taste and the formation of the poetic canon remains immeasurable — making it not merely a collection, but a cultural monument that continues to reward every reader who opens its pages.