Six centuries of verse
Is both a history and an anthology of poetry in the English language, from Chaucer to T.S. Eliot and from Shakespeare to Dylan Thomas
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780423009507, 9780423009606, 0423009508, 0423009605
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Chaucer, 1340-1400
Medieval to Elizabethan, 1400-1600
Shakespeare, 1564-1616
Metaphysical and devotional, 1590-1670
Milton, 1608-74
Restoration and Augustan, 1660-1745
Late classical poets and romantic pioneers, 1750-1850
Wordsworth, 1770-1850
Younger romantics, 1800-24
Victorians, 1837-1901
American pioneers, 1849-1910
Romantics and realists, 1870-1920
Early twentieth century, 1914-1939
Later twentieth century, 1934-84
Includes index