Modern Poets
Upholding Mystery
Most readers of contemporary poetry would agree with literary critic Helen Vendler that \"there is no significant poet whose work does not mirror, both formally and in its preoccupations, the absence of the transcendent\"--that no major modern poet writes religious poetry.
Disowned by Memory
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Rethinking the popular conception of Wordsworth as the first of the dreamy-eyed, nature-loving, navel-gazing modern poets, this study looks at formative events in Wordsworth`s early life--including the deaths of his parents and the French Revolution Copyr
Sleeping on the Wing
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Selections from the work of twenty-three modern poets, from Emily Dickinson and Gerard Manley Hopkins to Gary Snyder and Leroi J Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury
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Illustrated by brilliant watercolors, a collection of more than 200 poems are featured, written by such modern poets as Ted Hughes, Karla Kiskin, Eve Merriam and Shel Silverstein. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Sylvia Plath
In this lively and accessible introduction to Sylvia Plath\'s writing, Susan Bassnett offers a balanced view of one of the finest modern poets.
Portrait of the Artist As a Young Dog,
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The `Young Dog` of the title is of course Thomas himself, and this volume of autobiographical stories by the great modern poet, who shows his waggish humor at its best, his exuberance and verbal magic in spectacular display.
Poems for the Millennium
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An anthology of modern poetry, global in scope, which attempts to capture the essence of change and the revolutionary concepts at the heart of modern poetry. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Heelloy: Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somali
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This completely new edition is the only scholarly work on the poetry of popular and mass culture among a people who are renowned for their passion for poetry.
White Shroud
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Poems by a modern master. [Ginsberg`s] powerful mixture of Blake, Whitman, Pound, and Williams, to which he added his own volatile, grotesque, and tender humor, has assured him a memorable place in modern poetry. -- Helen Vendler Copyright (C) Muze Inc.
In the Palm of Your Hand
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An illuminating and invaluable guide for beginners wary of modern poetry, as well as for more advanced students who want to sharpen their craft and write poems that expand their technical skills, excite their imaginations, and engage their deepest memo...
The Way of Woman
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Drawing on mythology, literature, Greek tragedies, modern poetry, and symbols, Helen Luke addresses two questions that have long preoccupied her: Why do so many modern women feel so conflicted about their roles, so cut off from sources of spiritual Copyri
Language and Myth
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Analyzes non-rational thought processes, demonstrating underlying grammar; Indian philosophy, Schelling, modern poetry, etc. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
How to Read a Poem
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Explains how poetic techniques such as rhyme, meter, imagery, and structure allow poems to convey meaning beyond content alone, and offers more than two hundred classic and contemporary poems as examples. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005.
Articulations
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Offers contemporary poems that reveal the feelings and experiences of patients, family members, and health professionals. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Words for the Wedding
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A handy guide to find the perfect words to suit any wedding celebrations features hundreds of classic and contemporary poems, quips, blessings, and quotes, along with advice on how to create one`s own vows, how to make a great toast, and how to desi Copyr
A Man After God\'s Heart
Build a collection of true life stories with classic and contemporary poems, add simple wisdom and reflections from God\'s Word with inspirational quotes and just a touch of humor, then present in a handsome two-color interior design, and what you have is this great gift book for
Mio Cid!/ The Poem of the Cid
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A new take on the epic poem transforms the classic that inaugurated the Castilian literary tradition into a contemporary novel as conceived by three of the best new Spanish novelists, who offer three humorous and irreverent stories.
Beowulf
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Winner of England`s 1999 Whitbread prize, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney`s translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon epic is meant to retrieve the poem from its schoolbook purgatory and establish it as a living, powerful poem for contemporary readers. Mor...