Rhian Williams: The Poetry Toolkit

Cover: 9781350032200 | The Poetry Toolkit | The Essential Guide to Studying Poetry | Williams

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Beschreibung

Now thoroughly revamped with a diverse selection of poetic voices from the last fifty years, this third edition of Rhian Williams's bestselling book, The Poetry Toolkit guides readers through key terms, genres and concepts that help them to develop a richer, more sophisticated approach to reading, thinking and writing about poetry. Combining an easy-to-use reference format with in-depth practice readings and further exercises, the book helps students master the study of poetry for themselves.

As well as featuring more contemporary voices, the 3rd edition of The Poetry Toolkit includes an expanded practical section giving guidance on close reading, comparative reading and advice on writing critically about poetry. In addition, the book is accompanied by a companion website offering audio recordings of poetry readings, weblinks and overviews of key theoretical approaches to support advanced study. Head to [...] for a host of additional resources.

Über den Autor

Rhian Williams is Lecturer in Nineteenth-century Literature at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Now supported by an extensive new companion website offering audio and video poetry readings and short guides to poetry and theory to guide students to more advances study

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Copyright Acknowledgements
Preface to the Third Edition

Part I: Introducing Poetry
Introduction
How to Use This Book
1. Types and Traditions

Part II: Technical Vocabulary
2. Form
2.1 Variable Forms
2.2 Fixed Forms
2.3 Visual Forms
2.4 Hybrid Forms
2.5 'Formless' Forms
3. Prosody
3.1 Stress
3.2 Metre
3.3 Feet
3.4 Metrical Lines
4. Rhyme
4.1 Perfect Rhymes
4.2 Imperfect Rhymes
4.3 Sight and Sound Effects
4.4 Rhyme Schemes
5. Stanza
5.1 One-line Stanzas and Refrains
5.2 Two-line Stanzas (Couplets)
5.3 Three-line Stanzas (Tercets)
5.4 Four-line Stanzas (Quatrains)
6. Wordplay
6.1 Tropes
6.2 Schemes

Part III: Practical
7. Close Readings
8. Comparisons
9. Suggested Exercises
10. Writing About Poetry

Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading
Guide to the Companion Website
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Gattungen & Methoden
Rubrik:	Literaturwissenschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781350032200
ISBN-10:	1350032204
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Williams, Rhian
Auflage:	3rd edition
Hersteller:	Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Maße:	216 x 138 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Rhian Williams
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.02.2019
Gewicht:	0,457 kg