A Little History of Poetry

by John Carey

Book Overview

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature--selected as the literature book of the year by the London Times

" A] fizzing, exhilarating book."--Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times, London

"Delightful.'"--New York Times Book Review

What is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300232225
• ISBN13: 9780300232226
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.6"