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A Little History of Poetry

Paperback • 2025 • English

A Little History of Poetry

By John Carey

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About the book

A vital guide to poetry from ancient times to the present Poetry is language made special, so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work - over the centuries countless thousands of poems have been forgotten. This Little History is about some that have not. John Carey tells the stories behind the world's greatest poems, from the oldest surviving one written nearly 4,000 years ago to those being written today. Carey looks at poets whose works shape our view of the world - s...Show more

Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards)
Poetry by form
Literary studies: poetry and poets

Book details

ISBN

9780300283426

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2025

Language

English

Original title

A Little History of Poetry

Format

Paperback

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