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  • Wordsworth's Fun

    par Matthew Bevis ...
    "The next day Wordsworth arrived from Bristol at Coleridge's cottage," William Hazlitt recalled, "He answered in some degree to his friend's description of him, but was more quaint and Don Quixote- like . . . there was a convulsive inclination to laughter about the mouth." Hazlitt presents a Wordsworth who differs from the one we know—and, as Matthew Bevis argues in his radical new reading of the ... En savoir plus

    $26.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Comedy: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Matthew Bevis ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    To consider comedy in its many incarnations is to raise diverse but related questions: what, for instance, is humour, and how may it be used (or abused)? When do we laugh, and why? What is it that writers and speakers enjoy - and risk - when they tell a joke, indulge in bathos, talk nonsense, or encourage irony? This Very Short Introduction explores comedy both as a literary genre, and as a range ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Poetry

    Modifié par Matthew Bevis ...
    Collections series Oxford Handbooks
    'I am inclined to think that we want new forms . . . as well as thoughts', confessed Elizabeth Barrett to Robert Browning in 1845. The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Poetry provides a closely-read appreciation of the vibrancy and variety of Victorian poetic forms, and attends to poems as both shaped and shaping forces. The volume is divided into four main sections. The first section on 'Form' looks ... En savoir plus

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  • Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry

    Modifié par James Williams, Matthew Bevis ...
    Of all the Victorian poets, Edward Lear has a good claim to the widest audience: admired and championed by critics and poets from John Ruskin to John Ashbery, he has also been read, heard, and loved by generations of children. As a central figure in the literature of nonsense, Lear has also shaped the evolution of modern literature, and his work continues to influence and inspire writers and ... En savoir plus

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  • The Art of Eloquence

    Byron, Dickens, Tennyson, Joyce

    par Matthew Bevis ...
    'In the course of these fifty years we have become a nation of public speakers. Everyone speaks now. We are now more than ever a debating, that is, a Parliamentary people' (The Times, 1873). The Art of Eloquence considers how Byron, Dickens, Tennyson, and Joyce responded to this 'Parliamentary people', and examines the ways in which they and their publics conceived the relations between political ... En savoir plus

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  • Life Lessons from Byron

    par Matthew Bevis ...
    Collections Livre 8 - School of Life
    'The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge' – Independent on SundayBorn in 1788, Lord Byron was an English poet and a leading figure of the Romantic movement. A prodigious poetic gift and a scandalous private life made him famous throughout Europe, and his masterpiece, Don Juan, became the biggest-selling work of the period. He remains one of the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Cambridge Introduction to Victorian Poetry

    par Linda K. Hughes ...
    Collections series Cambridge Introductions to Literature
    Victorian poetry was read and enjoyed by a much larger audience than is sometimes thought. Publication in widely-circulating periodicals, reprinting in book reviews, and excerpting in novels and essays ensured that major poets such as Tennyson, Browning, Hardy and Rossetti were household names, and they remain popular today. The Cambridge Introduction to Victorian Poetry provides an accessible ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Anatomy of Poetry (Routledge Revivals)

    par Marjorie Boulton ...
    Collections series Routledge Revivals
    It is impossible to appreciate poetry fully without some knowledge of the various aspects of poetic technique. First published in 1953, with a second edition in 1982, this title explains all the usual technical terms in an accessible manner. Marjorie Boulton shows that it is possible to approach a poem from a business-like perspective without losing enjoyment. This reissue will be of particular ... En savoir plus

    $105.99 CAD

  • The Routledge History of Literature in English

    Britain and Ireland

    par Ronald Carter, John McRae ...
    The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics, and ... En savoir plus

    $97.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to English Poets

    par Claude Rawson ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    This volume provides lively and authoritative introductions to twenty-nine of the most important British and Irish poets from Geoffrey Chaucer to Philip Larkin. The list includes, among others, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Wordsworth, Browning, Yeats and T. S. Eliot, and represents the tradition of English poetry at its best. Each contributor offers a new assessment of a single poet's achievement ... En savoir plus

    $46.99 CAD

  • English Poetry of the Romantic Period 1789-1830

    par J.R. Watson ...
    Collections series Longman Literature In English Series
    On its first appearance English Poetry of the Romantic Period was widely praised as on of the best introductions to the subject. This edition includes updated material in the light of recent work in Romanticism and Romantic poetry. The book discusses the concerns that linked the Romantic poets, from their responses to the political and social upheavals around them to their interest in the poet's ... En savoir plus

    $116.99 CAD

  • Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form

    par Philip Hobsbaum ...
    Collections series The New Critical Idiom
    Poetry criticism is a subject central to the study of literature. However, it is laden with technical terms that, to the beginning student, can be both intimidating and confusing. Philip Hobsbaum provides a welcome remedy, illuminating terms ranging from the iambus to the bob-wheel stanza, and forms from the Spenserian sonnet to modern 'rap', with clarity and comprehensiveness. It is an essential ... En savoir plus

    $53.99 CAD