A Poet's Notebook

by Edith Sitwell

Book Overview

First published in 1943, this is a selection of writings from Dr. Sitwell's private notebooks. It includes essays on prosody, the role of the poet, the nature of poetry, and includes her full length work 'A Notebook on William Shakespeare', as well as discussion of Chaucer, Herrick, Wordsworth, Pope and Byron amongst others.

The section on Shakespeare consists of essays on the general aspect of the plays - those great hymns to the principle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448200261
• ISBN13: 9781448200269
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"