Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374104646 9780374104641 [US]

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Date: 2003. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2003. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374104646 9780374104641 [US]

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. (x), 140, (ii.) Glossary. Index. James Fenton was formerly Professor of Poetry at Oxford University. This is a very appealing discussion of what poetry is and what the creative force behind it is. 2002. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374104646 9780374104641 [US]

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 2002. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in new dust jacket. 12mo. (5.25 x 7.75 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes glossary and index. 152 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A wise, absorbing, and surprising introduction to poetry written in English, from one of England's leading poets James Fenton is that rare scholar "not ashamed to admit that he mostly reads for pleasure" (Charles Simic, The New York Review of Books). In this eminently readable guide to his abiding passion, he has distilled the essense of a library's--and a lifetime's--worth of delight. The pleasures of his own verse can be found in abundance here: economy, a natural ease, and most of all, surprise. What is English poetry? Fenton argues that it includes any recited words in English that marshall rhythm for their meaning--among them prisoners's work songs, Broadway show tunes, and the cries of street vendors captured in verse. From these beginnings, Fenton describes the rudiments of--and, most important, the inspiration for--the musical verse we find in books, and concludes with an illuminating discussion of operas and songs. Fenton illustrates his comments with verse from all over the English-speaking world. Catholic in his taste, shrewd in his distinctions, and charmingly frank, Fenton is an ideal guide to everything to do with poetry, from the temperament of poets to their accomplishment, in all its variety. In ...

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 2002-11-13. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2002. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374104646 9780374104641 [US]