In this illuminating anthology of British poets, verses from some of the biggest names of the 20th century have been selected by people uncommonly familiar with their lives and work: their families. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters were called on to choose works by the poets--George Barker, Thomas Blackburn, Lawrence Durrell, David Gascoyne, W.S. Graham, Robert Graves, Harold Pinter, Anne Ridler, C.H. Sisson, Elizabeth Smart, Dylan Thomas, Edward Thomas, and David Wright. Offering the close personal insight that only families have into the lives of their well-known loved ones, this volume...
In this illuminating anthology of British poets, verses from some of the biggest names of the 20th century have been selected by people uncommonly fam...
The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a richly varied landscape that invites exploration rather than a linear journey. In The Novel: A Biography, Michael Schmidt does full justice to its complexity.
Like his hero Ford Madox Ford in The...
The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great...