| Selected Poems: John Skelton Contributor(s): Skelton, John (Author), Hammond, Gerald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1857547179 ISBN-13: 9781857547177 Publisher: Carcanet Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Modern annotations and a glossary accompany the satire, parody, lyricism, and allegory featured in this new selection of poems by John Skelton, who lived from approximately 1464 to 1529. England's first great modern poet, Skelton's work still has the power to surprise and shock with its formal inventiveness and its indictments of church, scholars, and state. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.2 |
| Series: Fyfield Books |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.38" W x 8.58" (0.34 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a collection of poems by John Skelton, one of the first great modern English poets. His tone can be tender, insinuating, savage and erotic. |