The poetry handbook : a guide to reading poetry for pleasure and practical criticism /

Lennard, John.

The poetry handbook : a guide to reading poetry for pleasure and practical criticism / John Lennard. - 2nd edition. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. - xxv, 418 p. : 1 ill ; 22 cm.

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-401) and index.

Fully revised, updated and expanded, John Lennard's accessible guide to poetry is noteworthy for its emphasis on practical criticism that is designed to help students gain a new appreciation for poetry and a real insight into how poems work.

Specialized.

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English poetry--History and criticism.
English poetry--Criticism, Textual.

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