If you need immediate assistance regarding this product or any other, please call 1-800-CHRISTIAN to speak directly with a customer service representative. The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller-Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds of poetry presented. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Sign Up To Receive Exclusive Email OffersYou can unsubscribe at any time, Sign up to receive exclusive email offersYou can unsubscribe at any time, 1-800-CHRISTIAN1-800-247-4784(Outside the United Statesand Canada Call: 978-977-5000). The renowned writer, critic, and scholar, Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. This completely fresh selection For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, The Oxford Book of English Verse available in English poetry from all parts of the British Isles is firmly represented–Henryson and MacDiarmid, for example, now join Dunbar and Burns from Scotland; James Henry, Austin Clarke, and J. M. Synge now join Allingham and Yeats from Ireland; R. S. Thomas joins Dylan Thomas from Wales–and Edward Taylor and Anne Bradstreet, writing in America before its independence in the 1770s, are given a rightful and rewarding place. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Get rid of that embarrassing copy of The Art of War and make room for a book that can be thrown open to almost any page and instantly conjure five minutes (or an hour) of soul-lifting congress with Art. The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller-Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds of poetry presented. You may surprise yourself with what this volume can still teach you about language and love, history and politics, human aspiration and divine providence.”–Mark Harris, Fortune, “A richly rewarding assemblage and a handsome, convenient volume.”–Houston Chronicle. “Readers will keep returning to these pages to find yet another good poem they’ve not seen before.”–Publishers Weekly, “Anthologies are the route by which young people find poets, and this one is full of good introductions to good poets.” –Helen Vendler, The New Republic, “It may be perfectly suited for your office desk. 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Here, as before, are lyric (beginning with medieval song), satire, hymn, ode, sonnet, elegy, ballad, but also kinds of poetry not previously admitted: the riches of dramatic verse by Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, Webster; great works of translation that are themselves true English poetry, such as Chapman’s Homer (bringing in its happy wake Keats’s ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’), Dryden’s Juvenal, and many others; well-loved nursery rhymes, limericks, even clerihews. The Oxford Book of English Verse is exactly one hundred years old. The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller-Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds of poetry presented. Isaiah's messages in these chapters were conveyed in poetry, and poetry speaks to the heart. You can learn more about the information we collect and how this information is used by viewing our Privacy Policy. Some 40 years after the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C., God began to convey a series of startling announcements to the people of Israel. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. You can also make changes to your privacy settings by clicking on Do Not Sell My Personal Information. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. We use cookies and other technology which enable this website to function, enable us to improve and personalize your visit and enable you to experience more relevant online and offline advertising. Some of the greatest long poems are here in their entirety–Wordsworth’s ‘Tintern Abbey’, Coleridge’s ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’, and Christina Rossetti’s ‘Goblin Market’–alongside some of the shortest, haikus, squibs, and epigrams. Generous and wide-ranging, mixing familiar with fresh delights, this is an anthology to move and delight all who find themselves loving English verse. Please check back later for updated availability. Have a question about this product? The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller-Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds of poetry presented. 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.” The Oxford Book of English Verse , created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller-Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds of poetry presented. What would you like to know about this product? The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur Quiller Couch and selected anew in 1972 by Helen Gardner, has established itself as the foremost anthology of English poetry: ample in span, liberal in the kinds of poetry presented. Through a prophet, God announced that he was about to unfold a rescue plan on their behalf. Reviews Current price is $40.5, Original price is $45. Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip. Grow Your Child's Library with Top Young Reader Series, Knock Knock Gifts, Books & Office Supplies, Buy One, Get One 50% Off Holiday Boxed Cards, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Visit www.OnGuardOnline.gov for social networking safety tips for parents and youth. This product is not available for expedited shipping. 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