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Gale virtual reference library
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-7019." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
American poetry - Louis Simpson -- Barbara Allan - Anonymous -- A blessing - James Wright -- Butcher shop - Charles Simic -- Fire and ice - Robert Frost -- For the Union dead - Robert Lowell -- In the land of Shinar - Denise Levertov -- Inventors - Michael Blumenthal -- Journey of the Magi - T. S. Eliot -- A Martian sends a postcard home - Craig Raine -- Meeting the British - Paul Muldoon -- The moon glows the same - Matsuo Basho -- A psalm of life - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- The second coming - William Butler Yeats -- Siren song - Margaret Atwood -- Small town with one road - Gary Soto -- The soldier - Rupert Brooke -- To an athlete dying young - A. E. Housman. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Original: xxii, 276 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
| Subject |
Simpson, Louis Aston Marantz, 1923- American poetry.
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Wright, James Arlington, 1927-1980. Blessing.
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Simic, Charles, 1938- Butcher shop.
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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Fire and ice.
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Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977. For the Union dead.
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Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997. In the land of Shinar.
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Blumenthal, Michael. Inventors.
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Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. Journey of the magi.
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Raine, Craig. Martian sends a postcard home.
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Muldoon, Paul. Meeting the British.
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Matsuo, Basho, 1644-1694. Moon glows the same.
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Psalm of life.
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Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Second coming.
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Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Siren song.
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Soto, Gary. Small town with one road.
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Brooke, Rupert, 1887-1915. Soldier.
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Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936. To an athlete dying young.
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Barbara Allan.
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Poetry -- Study and teaching.
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Poetry -- History and criticism.
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Poetry, Modern -- 20th century.
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Ebook reference.
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| Added Author |
Ruby, Mary K., editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414428529 (electronic book) |
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1414428529 (electronic book) |
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9780787635688 |
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0787635685 |
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