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Dover Publications (1995), Trade Paperback, 101 pages
Description
Popular, well-known poetry: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Death, be not proud," plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, many others.
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LibraryThing member legoretrout
A collection of well-known poems by well-known authors which works well if you are just looking to acquaint yourself with poetry. However, some of the selections disappointed me and many of them left little to be analyzed. Not great for any Lit. major, but for a Dover Thrift of $1.25 I can't
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LibraryThing member littlepiece
A fair collection of the sort of thing that shows up on every college English syllabus. No longer works; poems are 2 pages or less. A good deal for $1.25.
LibraryThing member StephenBarkley
No one in their right mind would argue the worth of the poems in this volume. If you’re interested in the verse that has shaped our culture, this is a great place to start.
I learned something about myself in reading this book, though—I prefer things in their context.:
* I’d rather listen to a
* I prefer Biblical Theology to Systematic Theology because it allows each author to speak in his own voice.
* I would much rather have read these poems in their original context than ripped from their homes and forced into a best-of list.
This book is great—for a compilation. My next poetry read, though, will be the collected works of Robert Frost.
I learned something about myself in reading this book, though—I prefer things in their context.:
* I’d rather listen to a
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representative album from an artist than a best-of CD.* I prefer Biblical Theology to Systematic Theology because it allows each author to speak in his own voice.
* I would much rather have read these poems in their original context than ripped from their homes and forced into a best-of list.
This book is great—for a compilation. My next poetry read, though, will be the collected works of Robert Frost.
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LibraryThing member tuckerresearch
This is a run of the mill anthology. It focuses primarily on English authors, and their most famous works. Decent.
LibraryThing member Whisper1
I spent a restful rainy Sunday evening savoring the wonderful words, phrases and lyrical joy of reading this marvelous compilation of poetry.
Beginning with The Ballad of Lord Randal through Dylan Thomas’ Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, I was transformed to a world where writing was
As the rain splashed on the sky light in the living room and the thunder clapped, I sat in an overstuffed chair, cup of tea in hand and delighted in the images that gently rolled through my mind. Finding some of these poems anew was as cleansing as the spring rain.
For instance, as I read A.E. Housman’s To an Athlete Dying Young, I saw Isak Dinesen, portrayed by Meryl Streep, as she stands at the graveside of Dennys Finch Hatton in the movie Out of Africa.
The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.
To-day, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields were glory does not stay
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears:
Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
So set, before its echoes fade,
The fleet foot on the sill of shade,
And hold to the low lintel up
The still-defended challenge-cup.
And round that early-laurelled head
Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,
And find unwithered on its curls
The garland briefer than a girl's.
Beginning with The Ballad of Lord Randal through Dylan Thomas’ Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, I was transformed to a world where writing was
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concise, crisp, clear and every word was laden with meaning.As the rain splashed on the sky light in the living room and the thunder clapped, I sat in an overstuffed chair, cup of tea in hand and delighted in the images that gently rolled through my mind. Finding some of these poems anew was as cleansing as the spring rain.
For instance, as I read A.E. Housman’s To an Athlete Dying Young, I saw Isak Dinesen, portrayed by Meryl Streep, as she stands at the graveside of Dennys Finch Hatton in the movie Out of Africa.
The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.
To-day, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields were glory does not stay
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears:
Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
So set, before its echoes fade,
The fleet foot on the sill of shade,
And hold to the low lintel up
The still-defended challenge-cup.
And round that early-laurelled head
Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,
And find unwithered on its curls
The garland briefer than a girl's.
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LibraryThing member Audacity88
Excellent small anthology; easily worth spending $1.50 on if one happens to be using Amazon's free Super Saver shipping.
LibraryThing member dukefan86
I enjoyed this short collection of poetry by a fairly wide variety of poets.
LibraryThing member wvlibrarydude
A good brief selection of poetry in English. Some favorites and a few new finds.
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Awards
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (Poetry — 1999)
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Original publication date
1995
Physical description
96 p.; 8.31 inches
ISBN
0486285537 / 9780486285535
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