The Oxford Book of Satirical Verse

by Geoffrey Grigson and chosen by Grigso, Geoffrey

Book Overview

This varied collection of satirical verse contains 232 selections by writers from John Skelton and John Donne to Louis MacNeice and Clive James. Grigson--a well-known poet and critic--has chosen verse by such master satirists as John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Charles Churchill, and Lord Byron, and has included such classics as "Mac Flecknoe" and "Beppo."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192814257
• ISBN13: 9780192814258
• Release Date: November 1983
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 8.1"