The Bentley Guide
To Poets & Poetry in English Chaucer (b. 1340) to Brodsky (b. 1940)Chaucer (b. 1340) to Brodsky (b. 1940)
Paperback
Retail Price: $41.95
Paperback
Retail Price: $41.95
Representing more than four decades of research, writing, editing, and compilation, The Bentley Guide to Poets & Poetry in English is an eminently practical guide to six centuries of poets and poetry in the English language. The book features:
• Alphabetical listing of more than 1,200 poets in the English language from birth date of 1340 (Chaucer) to birth date of 1940 (e.g., Brodsky), including national affiliation, birth and death dates, brief biographies, and lists of representative works. Listings include major, minor, lesser-known, obscure, and one-off poets, as well as poets better known for other genres.
• Birth date chronological timeline of all poets referenced, placing the poets in historical perspective.
• Editor’s selection of 70 poets whose complete works merit investigation.
• Listing of famous and lauded poets in English.
• Editor’s recommended poets in English.
• Classic poems in the language by title and by author.
• Editor’s selection of 130 essential poems by title and by author.
• Editor’s selection of the best poems of 70 masters.
Paperback
Format: 7 x 10 Black & White Paperback, 654 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Sep 27, 2019)
ISBN10: 1977216781
ISBN13: 9781977216786
Genre: REFERENCE / Encyclopedias