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The History of English Poetry

Peter Whitfield

Great poetry can indeed outlast stone and the glory of princes, and the English poetic tradition is perhaps the richest in the world. This audiobook tells the story of that tradition through its towering figures – Spenser and Shakespeare, Milton and Dryden, Wordsworth and Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson and Eliot – and through scores of other poets. Clear and accessible, blending criticism with imagination and illustrated with scores of quotations, this new history will delight all who care about the past and the future of English poetry. Duration - 8h 5m. Author - Peter Whitfield. Narrator - Derek Jacobi. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023. Copyright - © 2009 Peter Whitfield ©.

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United States

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Great poetry can indeed outlast stone and the glory of princes, and the English poetic tradition is perhaps the richest in the world. This audiobook tells the story of that tradition through its towering figures – Spenser and Shakespeare, Milton and Dryden, Wordsworth and Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson and Eliot – and through scores of other poets. Clear and accessible, blending criticism with imagination and illustrated with scores of quotations, this new history will delight all who care about the past and the future of English poetry. Duration - 8h 5m. Author - Peter Whitfield. Narrator - Derek Jacobi. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023. Copyright - © 2009 Peter Whitfield ©.

Language:

English


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