The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide - Robert Pinsky

Reducere. The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works. "Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art, " Robert Pinsky declares...

Reducere. The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works."Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art, " Robert Pinsky declares ...

Reducere. Despair, mania, rage, guilt, derangement, fantasy: poetry is our most intimate source for the urgent, varied experience of human emotion. Poems get...

This is about the 'old old', not the physically lively sixty- and seventy-year-olds, but octogenarians having a voice. The eighties are when it all...

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This introduction to the sounds of Korean is designed for English-speaking students with no prior knowledge of the language and includes online sou...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Virgil MoorefieldNumber of pages: 168Collection: The MIT PressPublication date: 2010Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 11Co...

The Sounds of Language is an introductory guide to the linguistic study of speech sounds, which provides uniquely balanced coverage of both phonolo...

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It's like taking a stroll through a beautiful garden The poems are like the flowers you see. They are all different in their appearance. Some give ...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressAuthor(s): Beatrice DalovNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 234 x 22Cover type: HardbackRe...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Denise Von GlahnNumber of pages: 384Collection: Music in American LifePublication date: 2021Dimen...

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The extent to which poetry can be instructive regarding the factors of life that really count is explored in relation to a variety of the greats su...

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Reducere. Robert Browning is one of the most significant Victorian Poets and, of course, English Poetry.Much of his reputation is based upon his mastery of t...

A wonderfully accessible handbook to the art of writing and reading poetry--itself written entirely in verse How does poetry work? What should read...

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An inventive and lucid essay from the author of 10: 04, in which he takes the hatred of poetry as the starting point of his defence of the art. Ler...

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Reducere. The bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun brings poetry out of the classroom and into the homes of everyday readers. Before she fell in love w...

Reducere. Observing that poetry is a natural part of our pastimes and rituals, Muriel Rukeyser opposes elitist attitudes and confronts Americans' fear of fee...

Reducere. No art has been denounced as often as poetry. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it, " wrote Marianne Moore. "Many more people agree the...

This anthology of poetry which celebrates fields, compiled by Common Ground, forms part of Common Groundas campaign to encourage greater awareness ...

Reducere. Poetry is about much more than just coming up with rhymes at a moment's notice: poetry is a study of the craft of language. This is the ideal intro...

A brief history of English literature. From anglo-saxon oral literature to romantic poetry and prose - Corina Alexandrina Lirca