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Chaucer's Tale
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Paul Strohm |
In 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer endured his worst year, but began his best poem. The father of English literature did not enjoy in his lifetime the literary celebrity that he
has today—far from it. The mi… |
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A revolution in taste
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Louis Aston Marantz Simpson |
Simpson shows how Dylan Thomas reminded American poets of the importance of the personal voice, the poetry of feelings and inner needs. He then moves to three American poets, examining how they respo… |
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A preface to Shelley
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Patricia Hodgart |
Discusses the life and work of Percy Bysshe Shelley in the social and political context of the world and time in which he lived. |
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Byron
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Caroline Franklin |
"This is the first biography of Byron to focus on the poet as a professional writer and the circumstances of literary production of his major poems. It shows how Byron related his writing to a percei… |
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Robert Browning
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Sarah Wood |
"Robert Browning both denied and affirmed the value of biography for an understanding of literature. This book narrates the development of his controversial creative life through responses to his wor… |
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