The Eighteenth-Century British Verse Epistle

The Eighteenth-Century British Verse Epistle
Author: B. Overton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2007-10-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0230593461

This is the first book to cover the whole range of epistolary verse in the period, including the discursive type favoured by Pope and the familiar and dramatic epistles. It advances a new model for defining the form, demonstrates the form's importance in the period, and pays attention to non-canonical epistles by women and labouring-class writers.

Medieval English Verse

Medieval English Verse
Author:
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1973-06-28
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0141966637

Short narrative poems, religious and secular lyrics, and moral, political, and comic verses are all included in this comprehensive collection of works from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

The Penguin Book of English Verse

The Penguin Book of English Verse
Author: Paul Keegan
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 1424
Release: 2004-09-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0140424547

Celebrating seven centuries of English verse, this definitive anthology reflects the wonderfully diverse voices and concerns of successive generations of poets and the evolving poetic landscape through the ages.

Visible Song

Visible Song
Author: Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1990
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521375504

This book throws light on the debate about the 'orality' or 'literacy' of Old English verse, whether it was transmitted orally or written down.

American and British Poetry

American and British Poetry
Author: Harriet Semmes Alexander
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1984
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780719017063