{"product_id":"invitation-to-poetry-9781405131643","title":"Invitation to Poetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who has ever wanted to become fluent in the language of poetry, Invitation to Poetry will prove an essential guide. This book: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches the serious student how to speak poetry' through an in-depth examination of the traditional features and technical vocabulary of poetic language;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines British and American materials from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries in order to give students a sense of a range of different period styles, poetic projects, and strategies;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplicitly examines, questions and challenges the relationship of poetry to literary periods and canons;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the technical tools essential for close reading and interpretation across a broad chronological spectrum.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One could not find a better guide than Steinman (Reed College) for developing a sound approach to reading poems. This eclecticism in examples proves to readers how a rigorous approach to reading can allow one to tackle a variety of texts from different eras. Written in a lively and engaging manner, this book is best suited to those embarking on literary studies or creative writing, particularly poetry. Highly recommended.” (\u003ci\u003eChoice Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Conceptual Syntax: An Introduction to the Way Poems Invite Different Approaches and Position Readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Speaking Poetry: Night Pieces and Intertextual Conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Gestures and Subjects of the Sonnet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Uses of Meter and Rhythm in the Sonnet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Form of the Voice: Tone and Diction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Modes, Odes, and Odic Gestures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. What is Pastoral?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Traditions, Legacies, and Individual Talents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Forests and Trees, or Playing with Poems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407869124951,"sku":"9781405131643","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/invitation-to-poetry-9781405131643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}