Literary studies: poetry & poets
Reading poetry
by Peter Barry
Description
Witty, direct and articulate, Peter Barry illustrates the key elements of poetry at work, covering many different kinds of verse, from traditional forms to innovative versions of the art, such as 'concrete' poetry, minimalism and word-free poems. The emphasis is on meanings rather than words, looking beyond technical devices like alliteration and assonance so that poems are understood as dynamic structures creating specific ends and effects. The three sections cover progressively expanding areas - 'Reading the lines' deals with such basics as imagery, diction and metre; 'Reading between the lines' concerns broader matters, such as poetry and context, and the reading of sequences of poems, while 'Reading beyond the lines' looks at 'theorised' readings and the 'textual genesis' of poems from manuscript to print. Reading poetry is for students, lecturers and teachers looking for new ways of discussing poetry, and all those seriously interested in poetry, whether as readers or writers.
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date January 2014
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780719088506 / 071908850X
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Pages224
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions216x138 mm
- IllustrationIllustrations, black & white|Tables, black & white
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