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The poetry book / consultants & contributors, Elizabeth Blakemore [and 12 others]. New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023. Subjects Poetry -- Popular works.   Poetry -- History and criticism   Poetry. ISBN:  (hardcover) : 0744080835 (hardcover) Series:  Big ideas simply explained. Description:  336 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First American edition. Contents:  Introduction -- Myths and heroes c. 2100 BCE-c. 700 CE -- The medieval world c. 700 CE-1450 -- Revival and rebirth 1450-1700 -- Reason and the sublime 1700-1900 -- The modern age 1900-1940 -- Post-war and contemporary 1940-present. Requests:  0 Summary:  An accessible guide to the most important poems ever written-- from the Epic of Gilgamesh to The Waste Land--and the poets behind them. Discover the key themes and ideas behind the most important poems ever written, and the poetic geniuses who wrote them. The perfect introduction to poetry, The Poetry Book takes you on a fascinating journey through time to explore more than 90 of the world's greatest poetic works. Discover poems in all their many guises and from all over the world, from the epics of the ancient world through Japanese haikus and Renaissance sonnets to modernist masterpieces such as The Waste Land, and the key works of the last 50 years--from And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou to Derek Walcott's Omeros. Using the Big Ideas series' trademark combination of clear explanation, witty infographics, and inspirational quotes, The Poetry Book unlocks the key ideas, themes, imagery, and structural techniques behind even the most complex of poems, in clear and simple terms, setting each work in its historical, social, cultural, and literary context. Delve into the works of Dante, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Dickinson, Eliot, and Neruda with in-depth literary analysis and fascinating biographies. Find out what odes, ballads, and allegories are. Trace recurring motifs, explore imagery, and find out how rhyme and rhythm work. From Beowulf to Seamus Heaney's Bogland, The Poetry Book is essential reading for readers of poetry and aspiring poets alike.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Aina Haina Public Library Adult New Books 808.81 Po Checked out 06/04/2024 Add Copy to MyList Ewa Beach P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 808.81 Po Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Adult New Books 808.81 Po Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult New Books 808.81 Po Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.81 Po Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Laupahoehoe P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 808.81 Poetry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.81 Po Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Pahala P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 808.81 Po Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order   On Order   Add Copy to MyList Waimanalo P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 808.81 Po Checked out 05/18/2024 Add Copy to MyList

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