A great value for instructors who wish to assign their students a teachable array of classic and contemporary poems at a remarkable price.
A wide and well-balanced selection of poetry. Broadly representative of the tradition of poetry in English, this carefully chosen anthology chronologically arranges the work of 197 poets from medieval times to the present. An abundant selection of classic and frequently anthologized poems is complemented by poems that reflect recent changes to the canon as well as the diversity of contemporary American poetry.
Succinct, practical editorial features include:
- Chronological arrangement of poems that conveys historical context, essential to understanding poetic traditions and the development of forms.
- Extensive biographical notes that are unobtrusively collected in the back of the book to provide context for the understanding of poets’ lives.
- A glossary that offers a quick, useful reference to terms important to the discussion of poetry.