' In the end you're tired of this antiquated world' Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) is the most significant French poet of early modernism & the most colourful His exuberant adventurous poetry matched the eventful times through which he lived & his experimentalism heralded a new artistic order In the Paris of the belle epoque Apollinaire's prolific writing
- poems short stories erotic novels art criticism
- as well as his magnetic personality brought him fame & even some notoriety His two great collections of poetry Alcools & Calligrammes made his reputation & they include love poems as well as the war poetry for which he is best known Apollinaire coined the word 'surrealism' & he led the literary & artistic avant-garde right up to his death two days before the Armistice weakened by injuries received earlier in the War This new selection by Martin Sorrell covers the full range of Apollinaire's career &

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Fired by his abiding love of the English landscape the poetry of Edward Thomas is some of the most astonishing of the twentieth century By 1917 when he was killed on the Western Front he had earned his place as one of England's most valued poets This title brings together his finest verse with his most vivid prose writings on the countryside 304 pages Thomas Edward ...

One of Spain's greatest & most well-loved poets Lorca is admired for the emotional intensity & dark brilliance of his work From the playful Suites to his dark vision of urban life Poet in New York his range was remarkable This title provides versions by various poets & translators drawing on books of poems published by Lorca 368 pages Lorca Federico Garcia ...

Byron's poetry took Europe by storm in the early nineteenth century & the poems which made him a star are here represented by a selection of the early lyrics including still popular pieces such as ' She walks in beauty' & ' We'll go a no more a-roving' 288 pages Byron Lord George Gordon ...

Previously published as The Essential Rumi Rumi's Selected Poems is translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne in Penguin Classics Thirteenth-century Persian philosopher mystic scholar & founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes Jelaluddin Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul & brims with exuberant energy & passion Rich in natural imagery from horses to fishes flowers to birds & rivers to stars the poems have an elemental force that has remained undiminished through the centuries Their themes
- tolerance goodness the experience of God charity & awareness through love
- still resonate with millions of readers around the world Coleman Barks's vibrant translation conveys the directness & originality of Rumi's poetry This edition is divided into thematic sections each with an introduction &

Includes:: a biographical essay on Rumi Called ' Jelaluddin Rumi' by the Persians & Afghans Rumi (1207-1273) was born in Balkh Afghanistan then part of the Persian Empire He was the greatest mystical poet of Persia famous for his didactic epic Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Couplets) a treasure-house of Sufi mysticism If you enjoyed Selected Poems you might like Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Coleman Barks has provided a version of Rumi that sparkles & never flags both & otherworldly' John Ryle Guardian



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One of the major poets of Romanticism Wordsworth epitomized the spirit of his age with his celebration of the natural world & the spontanous expression of feeling This volume contains a rich selection from the most creative phase of his life including extracts from his masterpiece The Prelude & the best-loved of his shorter poems such as ' Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' ' Tintern Abbey' 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' ' Lucy Gray' & ' Michael' Together these poems demonstrate not only Wordsworth's astonishing range & power but the sustained & coherent vision that informed his work ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...

With an Introduction & Notes by Katherine Mc Gowran Christina Rossetti is widely regarded as the most considerable woman poet in England before the twentieth century No reading of nineteenth century poetry can be complete without attention to this prolific & popular poet Rosetti's inner life dominates her poetry exploring loss & unattainable hope Her divine poems have a freshness & toughness of thought while many of her love poems are erotic & as often express love for women as for men The varied threads of Rossetti's concerns are drawn together in what is perhaps her greatest poem the strange & ambiguous ' Goblin Market' ...

Key Features Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes & techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical & literary background Modern & historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary of literary terms ...

When Edward Thomas was killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 his poems were largely unpublished But in the years since his death his work has come to be cherished for its rare sustained vision of the natural world & as 'a mirror of England' (Walter de la Mare) This edition drawn from Thomas's manuscripts & typescripts as well as from his published works offers an accessible introduction to this most resonant
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- of poets' In his lifetime he was known & loved by a very loving few Now since his death he is known & loved by very many & yearly this is more so There is in his poems & unassumingly profound sense of permanence A war came & ditched him but his poems stay with no other wounds than those which caused them' Dylan Thomas 'A very fine poet & a poet all in his own right The accent is absolutely his own' Robert Frost' The one hundred & forty poems he wrote in the last two years of his life are a miracle I can think of no body of work in English that is more mysterious' Michael Longley

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