| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 278 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale eBooks
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"ISSN 1094-7019." |
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Each entry contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
60 / Rabindranath Tagore -- Address to the angels / Maxine Kumin -- The afterlife / Billy Collins -- The continuous life / Mark Strand -- The country without a post office / Agha Shahid Ali -- The darkling thrush / Thomas Hardy -- Duration / Octavio Paz -- The garden shukkei-en / Carolyn Forche -- The greatest grandeur / Pattiann Rogers -- The last question / Dorothy Parker -- Midnight verses / Anna Akhmatova -- New rule / Anne Carson -- Song of reasons / Robert Pinsky -- Spring-watching pavilion / Ho Xuan Huong -- Temple bells die out / Matsuo Basho -- To an unknown poet / Carolyn Kizer. |
| Summary |
Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Subject |
Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941.
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Kumin, Maxine, 1925-
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Collins, Billy.
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Strand, Mark, 1934-
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Agha, Shahid Ali, 1949-
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
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Paz, Octavio, 1914-
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Forche, Carolyn.
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Rogers, Pattiann, 1940-
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Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.
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Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966.
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Carson, Anne, 1950-
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Pinsky, Robert.
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Ho, Xuan Huong.
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Matsuo, Basho, 1644-1694.
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Kizer, Carolyn.
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Poetry, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Poetry -- Study and teaching.
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Poetry -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Galens, David, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Poetry for students, Volume 18. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003 9780787660376 |
| ISBN |
9780787692858 (electronic book) |
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0787692859 (electronic book) |
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9780787660376 |
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078766037X |
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