Scrutinizes Heaney's language in order to examine his theory of poetry and the writer's responsibility to art and politics. The author, himself a poet, works chronologically through the poetry and discusses it in light of Heaney's writings on the appropriate language of poetry.
This presents a record of how, from the nineteenth century onwards, critics viewed Donne, and how he became part of the literary canon. Contains writi..
This sourcebook is ideal for those new to Yeats's poetry or those who wish to look deeper into its workings, its reception and the contexts from which..
This sourcebook offers the ideal introduction to the work of John Keats, a central figure in English Romanticism and one of the most popular poets in ..
This guide to Hopkins' poetry presents extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and interpretations of his work from compositi..
An intelligent introduction to this famous poem, including contextual information, an overview of critical reception and critical extracts, key passag..