A People's History of English and American LiteratureWith special emphasis on literary merit, this book chronicles the literature of the great nations of Britain and America from their earliest origins to the twenty-first century. |
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Page 156
... poet showing much promise though very traditional in his subject matter . There are a goodly number of fine poets actively writing today throughout the United Kingdom . Included among them is Carol Ann Duffy , a Glasgow poet , who ...
... poet showing much promise though very traditional in his subject matter . There are a goodly number of fine poets actively writing today throughout the United Kingdom . Included among them is Carol Ann Duffy , a Glasgow poet , who ...
Page 207
... poet , a metaphysical poet , a historical poet ? Unquestionably , he was an influential poet and one of the most powerful talents of the century . It is John Berryman perhaps who most epitomizes the voice of the confessional poets ...
... poet , a metaphysical poet , a historical poet ? Unquestionably , he was an influential poet and one of the most powerful talents of the century . It is John Berryman perhaps who most epitomizes the voice of the confessional poets ...
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... poets of the post- war period . His death in May of 2000 at age eighty - six brought to a close the unparalleled career of a classic American poet . Third in the group of war poets going on to bigger and better things is Richard Wilbur ...
... poets of the post- war period . His death in May of 2000 at age eighty - six brought to a close the unparalleled career of a classic American poet . Third in the group of war poets going on to bigger and better things is Richard Wilbur ...
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The AngloSaxon or Old English Period 4501066 | 1 |
The Revival of Learning and the Renaissance 14851660 | 11 |
The Puritan Interlude 16401660 | 23 |
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