The golden treasury of the best songs & lyrical poems in the English language
2002
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Originally published in 1861, this text quickly established itself as the most popular selection of English poems ever. Today it stands as a testament to the richness of our finest native poetic writing from Shakespeare to Tennyson. Originally published in 1861, Palgrave's Golden Treasury quickly established itself as the most popular selection of English poems. Today it stands as a testament to the richness of our finest native poetic writing from Spenser, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth, to Tennyson, Yeats, Eliot, and Betjeman. This edition includes a sixth book, prepared by John Press, which covers the post-war years, showing that the lyrical tradition remains strong. Over 90 poets are included, from Dylan Thomas, George Mackay Brown, Ted Hughes, and Philip Larkin to Carol Ann Duffy, Elizabeth Garrett and Simon Armitage.
Main title:
The golden treasury of the best songs & lyrical poems in the English language / selected and arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave.
Edition:
6th ed. / updated by John Press.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Collation:
xii, 701 p. ; 20 cm.
Variant title:
Cover title: Palgrave's golden treasury
Notes:
This ed. originally published: 1994.Cover and spine title: Palgrave's golden treasury.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780192803696 (pbk)
Dewey class:
821.008
Language:
English
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BRN:
1372291
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