The Routledge Anthology of Poets on Poets : Poetic Responses to English Poetry from Chaucer to Yeats (Pehmekaaneline)

This rich and highly readable anthology is a comprehensive record of the history and progress of English poetry. Anthologizing the great works from Chaucer through Yeats, "The Routledge Anthology of Poets on Poets" brings together the major poets' connections with one another by publishing their criticism, their satire and other comments on their contemporaries as well as their predecessors. Complete with an easy to use index, this edition chronologically arranges the comments of poets on poets, enabling the reader to observe not only how critical attitudes toward an individual author evolved over time, but also how the poetic language of criticism developed as well. "The Routledge Anthology of Poets on Poets" will be stimulating and enjoyable for anyone interested in the history of English poetry, but will also be an invaluable collection of primary source material for students and their teachers as well.