The Best of Betjeman - Softcover

Betjeman, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719568323 ISBN 13: 9780719568329

Verlag: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2006

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Críticas:

'Who could ever tire of the amusing and poignant pictures he painted in verses...' * Oxford Times * 'This "best of", which shows just why Betjeman came to be regarded with more affection than any other poet of the 20th century, lives up to the claim with a selection of his greatest poetry and prose' * Western Daily Press * Betjeman is perhaps as completely original a writer as has ever existed * Times Literary Supplement * His poems spring from what he really feels about real life, and as a result he brings back to poetry a sense of dramatic urgency it had all but lost * Philip Larkin * His humour is remarkably versatile, for it can be used to serve both his deepest love and his most remorseless hatred * Observer *

Reseña del editor:

John Betjeman, appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, is celebrated as the best loved poet of the twentieth century. His subtle blend of wit and melancholia, affection and criticism continues to attract an ever-expanding readership. From beneath his sparkling wit and deceptively simple nostalgia, Betjeman emerges as the authority on a broad range of subjects from conservation and church architecture to tradition and Englishness. In this selection of his greatest poetry and prose, cherished classics such as Slough, Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden and A Subaltern's Love-song sit beside rare gems like Metro-land, Betjeman's critically acclaimed film script.

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• Verlag: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0719568323
• ISBN 13: 9780719568329
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240