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Invitation to Poetry: The Pleasures of Studying Poetry and Poetics (How to Study Literature)
Invitation to Poetry The Pleasures of Studying Poetry and Poetics - How to Study Literature Author:Lisa M. Steinman For anyone who has ever wanted to become fluent in the language of poetry, Invitation to Poetry will prove an essential guide. This book: — * Teaches the serious student how to 'speak poetry' through an in-depth examination of the traditional features and technical vocabulary of poetic language; — * Examines British and American materials from the... more » sixteenth through the twentieth centuries in order to give students a sense of a range of different period styles, poetic projects, and strategies;
* Explicitly examines, questions and challenges the relationship of poetry to literary periods and canons;
* Offers the technical tools essential for close reading and interpretation across a broad chronological spectrum.« less