The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

(Editor) Mark Strand, (Editor) Eavan Boland

ISBN 10: 0393321789 / ISBN 13: 9780393321784

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

Two acclaimed contemporary poets provide a lucid, straightforward primer that 'looks squarely at some of the headaches and mysteries of poetic form'; a book for readers who've always felt that an understanding of form (sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, among others) would enhance their appreciation of poetry. Tracing 'the exuberant history of forms,' they devote one chapter to each form, offering explanation, close reading and a rich selectio nof examplars that amply demonstrate the power and possibility of that form. Brief Glossary, Biographies and Further Reading, General Index, Index of Authors, First Lines, and Titles. 366p. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1350734

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Two of our foremost poets provide here a lucid, straightforward primer that "looks squarely at some of the headaches and mysteries of poetic form": a book for readers who have always felt that an understanding of form (sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, among others) would enhance their appreciation of poetry. Tracing "the exuberant history of forms," they devote one chapter to each form, offering explanation, close reading, and a rich selection of examplars that amply demonstrate the power and possibility of that form.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Eavan Boland (1944―2020) was the author of more than a dozen volumes of poetry, including Outside History and several volumes of nonfiction, and was coeditor of the anthology The Making of Poem. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she was one of the foremost female voices in Irish literature. She received a Lannan Foundation Award and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award, among other honors. She taught at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Bowdoin College, and Stanford University, where she was the director of the creative writing program.

Mark Strand (1934―2014) won the Pulitzer Prize for Blizzard of One and was Poet Laureate of the United States.

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Titel: The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of ...
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good