Six Centuries of VerseAnthony Thwaite A history and an anthology of poetry in the English language, from Chaucer to T.S. Elliot, from Shakespeare to Dylan Thomas. Illustrated with contemporary portraits and landscapes, this book is an introduction to English poetry. Anthony Thwaite received the Cholmondeley Award for Poetry in 1983. |
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Page 52
... later , T. S. Eliot was to parody or make play with in The Waste Land , as we shall see in a later section of this book : from Antony and Cleopatra Enobarbus . The barge she sat in , like a burnish'd throne , Burn'd on the water ; the ...
... later , T. S. Eliot was to parody or make play with in The Waste Land , as we shall see in a later section of this book : from Antony and Cleopatra Enobarbus . The barge she sat in , like a burnish'd throne , Burn'd on the water ; the ...
Page 272
... Later fought for Charles I during the Civil War , and after the defeat of the Royalists served with the French army against Spain . On his return to England he was imprisoned by Cromwell . Probably died in poverty in London . Poems ...
... Later fought for Charles I during the Civil War , and after the defeat of the Royalists served with the French army against Spain . On his return to England he was imprisoned by Cromwell . Probably died in poverty in London . Poems ...
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... Later Twentieth Century , 1934-84 Born and educated in Swansea . Worked briefly as a journalist on a local newspaper , but from 1933 onwards was a freelance writer and , later , radio broadcaster . His first book , Eighteen Poems , was ...
... Later Twentieth Century , 1934-84 Born and educated in Swansea . Worked briefly as a journalist on a local newspaper , but from 1933 onwards was a freelance writer and , later , radio broadcaster . His first book , Eighteen Poems , was ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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