An Introduction to English Poetry

Oct 22, 2024 1:42 PM

Author:James Fenton

James Fenton's An Introduction to English Poetry offers a master class for both the reader and writer of poetry. Simply and elegantly written and discussing the work of poets as wide ranging as W. H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Tennyson, Kipling, Milton and Blake, it covers all varieties of poetic practice in English.

'It is hard to imagine a beginner who could not learn from [this book]. If you know a young poet, give them this' The Times Literary Supplement

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—— Erica Wagner , The Times

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—— Richard Bernstein , New York Times

Magnificent-in its humanity and honesty, and the maturity of its storytelling, it belongs with the finest products of that sad and wasteful history

—— Michael Hulse , Spectator

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—— Los Angeles Times

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