| Poetry for Pleasure: A Choice of Poetry and Verse on a Variety of Themes American Edition Contributor(s): Parsons, Ian (Editor), Ward, John (Illustrator), Parsons, I. M. (Other) |
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ISBN: 0393045153 ISBN-13: 9780393045154 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1978 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 821.008 |
| LCCN: 78018174 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.29 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry for Pleasure is an anthology representative of the great wealth of English poetry written between the sixteenth century and the present day. The book is arranged in fifteen sections, each devoted to a different theme. The first two of these comprise verse written mainly for, or about, the young or the very young. Subsequent sections deal with such varied subjects as country pleasures, love and friendship, music and dancing, the sea, time, age, sleep, and death. In fact they cover almost the whole range of human experience. Inevitably, a number of poems will be familiar to most readers, but some will be new to many. |