the new oxford book of english verse

Any student of English literature would probably have many of these poems at hand, but not compiled in such a manner. anthologizes writings that come mostly from the British Isles. Refresh and try again. has been added to your Cart, Here is a treasure-house of over seven centuries of English poetry, chosen and introduced by Christopher Ricks, whom Auden described as 'exactly the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding'. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I hope you enjoy it. Helen Louise Gardner, Professor of English Literature with distinguished critical work on John Donne and T.S. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. The appearance of the 1999 Oxford Book of English Verse, edited by Christopher Ricks, makes us ask about the 1972 New Oxford Book of English Verse, edited by Helen Gardner. I beautifully presented anthology of British verse, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2019, this is a fantastic buy, plenty of British poetry from medieval to 2oth century. The print, the paper, the binding are all excellent. My mother has this book and I simply had to have my own personal one, because that's what it is - your own piece of Poetry Treasure. Eliot, and creator of The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse, Ricks must be one of the few people on the planet both famous enough to be asked to remake this book and widely enough read to do it well. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Oxford University Press; First Printing edition (Oct. 7 1999). I wouldn't be without this book! To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Chosen by the distinguished scholar and critic, Dame Helen Gardner, the book makes available in one volume the full range and variety of … Rick's new Book of English Verse has been criticized for excluding too much modern verse, however I find that the poetry he has selected provides a fine overview of English Poetry over the course of the last millenium. After having studied with Professor Ricks many years ago, it was a joy to find that he had been tapped for the new edition of this book, the Oxford book of English Verse. I've been working through this over the past year. Please try again. One of these items ships sooner than the other. Beneath the Same Stars: A Novel of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, The Adventures Of Young John Quincy Adams: Sea Chase. Since they are both anthologies of centuries of poetry, there is a lot of overlap. I Love this book, there is a wide ranging selection of poems and it is a great compilation to be able to drop in and out of. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. This latest version, prepared by the prolific critic Ricks (English, Boston Univ.) Skulls Coloring Book for Adults: Over 50 Stress Relieving Skull Designs with Flower... Let's get one thing straight. A commendable job, truly something I will find valuable as the century turns. `If one had to say where can you find in fewer than 1,000 pages the best of English poetry, here it is. What a wonderful anthology! Likewise, those with an interest in poetry but no idea where to start, are encouraged to start with Ricks' book. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. This is the second edition of the volume; I liked the third, edited by Christopher Ricks. I bought this one for a class at UCSC, and I am a big fan of poetry collections so I've held on to it. This item: The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950 (Oxford Books of Verse) by Helen Gardner Hardcover $33.90 In stock. But either way, it is a lovely volume of verse, and I do not believe one could beat it with any other publication, on that front. But such anthologies stand or fall on findings from minor authors, and Ricks offers a bounty of obscure good poems, among them Richard Corbett's sharp-tongued "Farewell, rewards and fairies"; Caroline Oliphant's wrenching Scots lament; a resonant story-in-verse from the second James Thomson; a harsh condemnation of war from Rudyard Kipling; and enjoyable silliness from W.M. A Wonderful Collection of Great Breadth and Scope. Find all the books, read about the author and more. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I can't not cry every time I read it. You can either look up a poem under it's name, or use the second listing which lists the Authors. Look up Edwin Muir's "The Horses". What he has undoubtedly produced, however, is an invaluable record of the past glories of English poetry, which will continue to inspire both readers and poets--whatever their age, wherever they are. I love it. 700 years of selected English poetry, read in one year. Some really great, and some, well, not so great. So if you are a budding poet or simply gain great joy from the pictures created in your mind by great writing, then this is the book for you. The giants of English literature are well represented, as are those poets whom one should, but too often does not, know. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? Too many of the poems I remembered were not included while too many lesser known (less interesting) poems and extracts from poems were. I suppose a matter of taste, the price is attractive for a weighty tome and you can’t please everyone all the time but I admit to mild disappointment. Really an amazing book to look through. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Ricks also includes poems famous for nonliterary reasons: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star," for example (by one Jane Taylor). Yet some of those same devotees may have serious reservations about what Ricks has done with this literary institution. This new edition from Oxford, handsomely published with a ribbon for marking the pages and the traditional Oxford blue binding, contains most of the poets we first-year undergrads students at Boston University used to hear about from Ricks: there's Stevie Smith, Phillip Larkin, William Wordsworth, Samuel Beckett, William Empson, and many others. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. ), Shelley, Wordsworth, Milton, Shakespeare, Drayton, Yeats. An anthology of poetry to keep for your grandchildren. The Girl in the Rabbit Hole: a gripping psychological thriller (Claire Foley Book 1). It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. No Kindle device required. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. Ricks brings in plenty of dialect verse, excerpts from long poems and verse plays, and a few translations into English. It is a fine collection of great works. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. The New Oxford Book of English Verse is now firmly established as a classic anthology of English poetry. The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2012. Even if you only buy it for one poem, it is worth it. (It's also the first edition to let dramatic verse through the gate, meaning that some of the … Oxford University Press; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (Oct. 1 1972). For me, it is a wonderful place to visit again and again to dip into this and that and to notice things I hadn't seen before. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, British & Irish Literary History & Criticism. There is a poem for every day, every mood, every situation of your life. My mum had this book (with a much more attractive cover. This was one of my poetry books for April this year, going for the type of poems I deemed "too scary" last year. (Nov.), This new edition of The Oxford Book of English Verse celebrates the centennial of the first edition (produced by Arthur Quiller-Couch) and the first revision since Helen Gardner's 1972 edition. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Some choices from major poets seem eccentric: of Pope, eight excerpts, and not one complete major poem? Ricks admits that "most of us are not good at appreciating the poetry of those appreciably younger than we are." And in the end, although he adds a scattering of fresh names to this classic work and places some new pieces alongside the old standards, he has broken little ground.AThomas L. Cooksey, Armstrong Atlantic State Univ., Savannah, GA. One of the best-known living literary critics. Certainly one could debate what has been left out and why what is included here was chosen over some other verse, but there is a lot of beauty included here. Author of books about Keats and T.S. I wanted the best in English poetry to give my children a new interest, especially during COVID-19 lockdown days. The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1918. The book contains the works of some of the best and most revered writers who ever lived. its produced on good paper and presented beautifully a great gift, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2018, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2014. Long after reviewers stop debating how Ricks chose each item, readers will keep returning to these pages to find yet another good poem they've not before seen. Fabulous book! --Alan Stewart, The Oxford Book of Englis...