The New Oxford Book of American Verse

by Richard (ed.) Ellman and Richard Ellmann

Book Overview

An anthology of poems by American poets from Taylor and Bradstreet to Plath, Ginsberg, and Ashbery, reflecting the traditions and achievements of three centuries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195020588
• ISBN13: 9780195020588
• Release Date: October 1976
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1136 Pages
• Weight: 2.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Best for a single volume?

I've never run into a better 1-volume collection of American Poetry than the Oxford, but I prefer the 4-volume Library of America series beginning with 0940450607. You just get so much more, including large selections from Whitman, Dickenson, etc. I have both, but you can decide between the two based on how much you want to spend, shelf-space, level of interest, etc.

The New Oxford Book of American Verse

The New Oxford Book of American Verse chosen and edited by Richard Ellman is comprised of some of the most celebrated American poetry ever written all in one easy to reference volume.There are poems, folksongs and ballads; statesments in verse, hymns making this a very persuasive volume to own. You'll find Emerson, Poe, Whitman, Frost, Stevens, Williams, Pound and Elliot in these pages, but more than that the selections given here to read are excellent and reflect independent thinking minds.This is a very well put together volume and you'll enjoy the selections as they cover the full spectrum of life with a sublety toward American thought.

The Greatest American Poets

Why has no one reviewed this? This book is an absolutely engaging collection of some of America's greatest poets, containing names like ee cummings, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, Longfellow, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson,etc. In this book you'll find some of the most celebratory poems of indivuality, the darkest and deepest exorcisms of the soul, and some of poetry's greatest and most unique voices. This book will give you a different idea on the experience of America in literature, and show you what all those old school books were talking about so plainly and unenthusiastically. It's truly a gift to find all of these poems in one place. Try it out. Check it out from the library if nothing else. It will give you a better appreciation for poetry.