The Cambridge guide to reading poetry
Andrew Hodgson
Bok · Engelsk · 2021
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| Omfang | viii, 248 sider
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| Opplysninger | At the heart of this book is a belief that poetry matters, and that it enables us to enjoy and understand life. In this accessible guide, Andrew Hodgson equips the reader for the challenging and rewarding experience of unlocking poetry, considering the key questions about language, technique, feeling and subject matter which illuminate what a poem has to say. In a lucid and sympathetic manner, he considers a diverse range of poets writing in English to demonstrate how their work enlarges our perception of ourselves and our world. The process of independent research is modeled step-by-step, as the guide shows where to start, how to develop ideas, and how to draw conclusions. Providing guidance on how to plan, organise and write essays, close readings and commentaries, from initial annotation to final editing, this book will provide you with the confidence to discover and express your own personal response to poetry.Demonstrates how reading poetry enriches our experience and understanding of life and shows - even before engaging with more technical aspects of analysis - that poetry mattersFurnishes students with an array of differing approaches to the challenge of unlocking a poem, providing worked examples and taking the reader through the process of rising to that challengePuts readers at ease by showing the 'difficulty' of poetry to be something felt by everyoneReveals how technical questions are always bound up with what a poem has to say and show us, thus training students to see metre and rhyme as means of expression and not merely matter for dry analysisModels the process of independent research step-by-step, showing students where to start, how to develop their ideas, and how to draw conclusionsOffers substantial guidance on how to organise and write essays, close readings & commentaries
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| ISBN | 978-1-108-82412-5 : GB£ 19,99 : (2022- ). - 978-1-108-84324-9
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