A Poet's Guide to Britain

Author: Owen Sheers
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141957042
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 413

Book Description
Introduced and selected by the poet-presenter Owen Sheers, A Poet's Guide to Britain is a major poetry anthology that ties in with the BBC series of the same name. Owen Sheers passionately believes that poems, and particularly poems of place, not only affect us as individuals, but can have the power to mark and define a collective experience - our identities, our country, our land. He has chosen six powerful poems, all personal favourites, and all poems that have become part of the way we see our landscape. The anthology follows a similar format to the BBC series itself, while also offering paper chains of poems about the landscape and nature of Britain, transcripts of contemporary poet interviews, and a short introduction to each lead poem.

British Poetry Since the Sixteenth Century

Author: John Garrett
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349279374
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Wordsmiths and Warriors

Author: David Crystal
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191645125
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary Crystal drove thousands of miles to produce this fascinating combination of English-language history and travelogue, from locations in south-east Kent to the Scottish lowlands, and from south-west Wales to the East Anglian coast. David provides the descriptions and linguistic associations, Hilary the full-colour photographs. They include a guide for anyone wanting to follow in their footsteps but arrange the book to reflect the chronology of the language. This starts with the Anglo-Saxon arrivals in Kent and in the places that show the earliest evidence of English. It ends in London with the latest apps for grammar. In between are intimate encounters with the places associated with such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth; the biblical Wycliffe and Tyndale; the dictionary compilers Cawdrey, Johnson, and Murray; dialect writers, elocutionists, and grammarians, and a host of other personalities. Among the book's many joys are the diverse places that allow warriors such as Byrhtnoth and King Alfred to share pages with wordsmiths like Robert Burns and Tim Bobbin, and the unexpected discoveries that enliven every stage of the authors' epic journey.

British Women Poets of the Romantic Era

Author: Paula R. Feldman
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801866401
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 924

Book Description
This groundbreaking volume not only documents the richness of their literary contributions but changes our thinking about the poetry of the English Romantic period.

Thematic Guide to British Poetry

Author: Ruth Glancy
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 0313313792
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This thematic guide offers interpretations of 415 poems, representing the work of more than 110 poets spanning seven centuries of British poetry. It should be useful to librarians and teachers who need to identify and locate poems on a given theme, and to students and poetry fans.

Encyclopedia of British Poetry, 1900 to the Present

Author: James Persoon
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140746
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 2054

Book Description
Presents a comprehensive A to Z reference with approximately 450 entries providing facts about contemporary British poets, including their major works of poetry, concepts and movements.

Poetry Today

Author: Anthony Thwaite
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134961685
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
This is the most authoritative and up to date survey of contemporary British poetry 1960-1995. It is the third version but second edition published by Longman of a successful survey that first appeared 30 years ago, and provides a succinct and accessible overview of British poets, movements and themes, ideal for English courses and the general reader alike.

Wordsmiths and Warriors

Author: David Crystal
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191645117
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 437

A Reader's Guide to Fifty Modern British Poets

Author: Michael Schmidt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Rough Guide to England

Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 0241202140
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 738

Book Description
The new Rough Guide to England is the definitive insider's guide to a country rich in history, heritage and culture. Now in full colour throughout, this fully updated guide has clear maps, detailed itineraries and regional highlights. Now available in PDF format. There's practical information and advice on visiting England's beautiful countryside and coastline, as well as the many diverse cities, towns and picture-postcard villages. Don't miss a thing with up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, from boutique hotels to budget hostels, the most authentic pubs and new-on-the-scene restaurants, and the most exciting activities and experiences. Whether you're camping on a remote Cornish peninsula, hiking in the Peak District, being pampered in a spa town or browsing markets in London's East End, explore every corner of this superb country with easy-to-use maps and detailed sights information. Make the most of your time on EarthTM with The Rough Guide to England.